Inspired by the story that the band on the rms titanic continued to perform as. On april 14th 1912 the titanic struck an iceberg at 11. Performed by gavin bryars double bass, philip jeck turntables and alter ego strings, brass, wind, percussion, keyboard, tape recorder and sound design. Nick barr, morgan goff viola, nick cooper cello, gavin bryars double bass, quartet ii.
Gavin bryars and gavin friday first worked together with the crash ensemble in 2005, performing frederic rzewskis coming together and bryars own sinking of the titanic at the oreilly theatre in dublin. Gavin bryars the sinking of the titanic, 1990 a piece with a long, dense backstory, and many different iterations. Gavin bryars the sinking of the titanic releases discogs. Gavin bryars sinking of titanicjesus blood decluttr store. The initial starting point for the piece was the reported fact of the band having played a hymn tune in the final moments of the ships sinking. It began in 1972 as an abstract art piece that kept on building and changing in the composers mind. Cd and download edition of the celebrated live performance of the sinking of the titanic originally issued by les disques du crepuscule. Inspired by the story that the band on the rms titanic continued to perform as the ship sank in 1912, it recreates how the music performed by the band would reverberate through. This live version of gavin bryars seminal work the sinking of the titanic is regarded by the composer as the definitive performance, made with his ideal choice of musicians.
It has been translated, reappropriated, and adapted into new musical contexts on a number of occasions, each providing vastly differing interpretations of gavin bryars. Gavin bryars the sinking of the titanic 1975, obscure. Download gavin bryars, alter ego, philip jeck the sinking of the titanic. This disc is the original and most moving version of this composition. The sinking of the titanic, an album by gavin bryars, gavin bryars ensemble on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. The sinking of the titanic ltmcd 2525 gavin bryars ltm. Gavin bryars utilizes strings, minimalist vocals and found sounds to paint this. The sinking of the titanic cd or download presto classical. Now made available as the first release in the archive series on gavin bryars own label, gb records, jesus blood never.
Most of the audience at the cavernous vancouver aquatic centre are on the bleachers but a selection of adventurous souls choose to watch the concert while floating in the pool. As such, the sinking of the titanic feels very much like a living workinprogress, just as contingent on the live performance as on composition, which is part of what makes it so special. This album is a remastered reissue of the cult classic recording by gavin bryars, jesus blood never failed me yet. Scanner rendition of bryarss sinking of the titanic mp3. The titanic built with a newfound faith in scientific industriousness was torn asunder by an immense iceberg. The sinking of the titanic 1969, first performance. I39m responsible for the sinking of the titanic crazy physics sinking simulator floating sandbox. Gavin bryars the sinking of the titanic, in terms of 20th century compositional models, is a conceptual masterpiece, unrivalled in its vision since its origination in 1969. Here you can find the sinking of the titanic shared files. Gavin bryars the sinking of the titanic, 1990 listen. The first, for brian enos obscure label, was a landmark recording, but went swiftly out of print and became a much sought after collectors item, while the third, a. It was recorded on the gavin bryars ensembles tour in 2012, the centenary year of the disaster. Jesuss blood never failed me yet by gavin bryars, eva hart, john nash, sandra hill, angela bryars from amazons classical music store.
Gavin bryars the sinking of the titanic is, and i say this with confidence, one of the finest pieces of music you could ever wish to own. Ive been on the lookout for the original lp version which was. Now made available as the first release in the archive series on gavin bryars own label, gb records, jesus blood never failed me yet is coupled with the original recording of the sinking of the titanic, another iconic work from the early period of experimental music. The sinking of the titanic at xebec 1990 in the various performing versions of the sinking of the titanic made since its inception in 1969, the starting point for the piece has been the hymntune autumn, following the evidence of the surviving wireless operator harold bride.
Bryars, gavin sinking of titanicjesus blood amazon. Gavin bryars the sinking of the titanic is, to my mind, a beautiful piece of work. Gavin bryars ongoing and extremely moving work the sinking of the titanic gets an update here with the help of philip jeck adding a kind of hallucinatory dust and alter ego, who add live effects orchestration and foreboding doom. Tone 34 gavin bryarsphilip jeckalter ego the sinking. In the late 1960s he worked with john cage and this influenced early works such as the indeterminately scored the sinking of the titanic 1969 and the iconic. The sinking of the titanic is a beautifully subtle, evocative, and haunting work. Written in 1969 it has journeyed through the lands of modern classical, experimental and electronic music netting dedicated followers on its way, and each and every time i hear it i become more convinced of its genius. Gavin bryars studied philosophy at sheffield university and became a professional jazz bassist and a pioneer of free improvisation, working especially with derek bailey and tony oxley. Of the 2201 people on board only 711 were to reach new york. Here you can find the sinking of the titanic gavin shared files. The sinking of the titanic conductor, piano gavin bryars directed by director howard davidson, howard rees double bass sandra hill musical box music box angela bryars strings the cockpit ensemble violin john nash 2 voice spoken miss eva hart b. Listen free to gavin bryars the sinking of the titanic the sinking of the titanic, jesus blood never failed me yet. Gavin bryars the sinking of the titanic forces us to contemplate one of the most powerful images from that catastrophe. It was produced in 1975 by brian eno for his own obscure records label.
The sinking of the titanic is slowmoving, repetitive the hymn is never out of earshot for long, evocative, frightening and cumulatively powerful. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Music profile for gavin bryars, born 16 january 1943. Official website launch event at dokhuis galerie, amsterdam on 23rd november 2011. Though composed before ambient music became its own genre, i would defintely describe it as such. Gavin bryars, gavin bryars ensemble the sinking of the. The sinking of the titanic gavin bryars gavin bryars gavin bryars gavin bryars ensemble the sinking of the titanic live. The sinking of the titanic is a postmodern composition of the music reportedly played by the house quartet for the steam ship liner while it was sinking. Titanic is based on the illfated maiden voyage of the ship in 1912. The sinking of the titanic by gavin bryars on amazon music. The sinking of the titanic is a work by british minimalist composer gavin bryars. The sinking of the titanic is a postmodern composition of the music reportedly played by the house quartet for the steam ship liner while it.
Indeed, anyone approaching this piece for the first time needs to have patience as well as plenty of time. So its no surprise that scanner takes so well to the sinking of the titanic, by british composer gavin bryars, as evidenced by a free download of a 2007 performance available on scanners website mp3. Sinking of the titanicjesus blood never failed me yet. The sinking of the titanic is a composition that seems to be stretching into the future with. Download gavin bryars the sinking of the titanic album mp3. Written in 1969 it has journeyed through the lands of modern classical, experimental and electronic music netting dedicated followers on its way, and each and every time i hear it i. Gavin bryars the sinking of the titanic 1975, grey. Its the favourite album of tom waits and a work that has achieved iconic status. Bryars s the sinking of the titanic is one of the oddest and at the same time most mesmerising works to come out of this end of the century. He has been active in or has produced works in many varied styles of music, including jazz, free improvisation, minimalism experimental music, avantgarde, neoclassicism, and ambient. Bryars is married to anna tchernakova, a russian filmmaker, and has a stepdaughter and son.
A holy grail among contemporary music collectors, this release on brian enos obscure label, which went out of print almost immediately, features two of the finest compositions of the late 20th century, both by gavin bryars. The piece is related to other minimalist works that use spoken words and other preexisting material, but it stands apart from steve reich and the other specialists in this technique. The sinking of the titanic classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and. The sinking of the titanic 1969 artwork by jon wozencroft this version of gavin bryarss seminal piece, the sinking of the titanic, was recorded at the 49th international festival of contemporary music at the venice biennale on 1st october 2005 at the teatro maliban. Gavin bryarss the sinking of the titanic dates, like jesus blood, from the early seventies. One of the two works for which composer gavin bryars is best known the other being jesus blood never failed me yet, his epochal the sinking of the titanic had been recorded three times in the 25 years since its creation. Sinking of the titanic video music download womusic. Download the sinking of the titanic files tradownload. Download the sinking of the titanic gavin files tradownload.
The sinking of the titanic by gavin bryars on spotify. In 2007, bryars, friday and the royal shakespeare company collaborated on the shakespeare sonnets project, for which gavin set sonnet. Gavin bryars the sinking of the titanic 1975 obscure. Check out the sinking of the titanic by gavin bryars on amazon music. Bryars the sinking of the titanic this page lists all recordings of the sinking of the titanic by gavin bryars b. The title track had since been recorded again on two occasions, arguably to better effect on les disques du crepuscule in 1990 and once, more pallidly, on point in 1994. The sinking of the titanic by gavin bryars performed live by the aventa ensemble on december 4, 2012 at the vancouver aquatic centre presented by redshift music. Richard gavin bryars born 1943 is an english composer and double bassist.
It takes its starting point from a report that the ships band played a hymn tune as the titanic sank. The sinking of the titanic by gavin bryars on vimeo. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Gavin bryars the sinking of the titanic, the genesis of which dates back as far as 1969, is one of the classics of british minimalist music. Gavin bryars seductively eerie and sublimely mournful the sinking of the titanic is not so much a funeral at sea as it is a hymn for the folly of hubris. Here is a link to a russian translation of the article and a short story inspired by the piece and written by one of gavin s fans also in russian. Gavin bryars has produced no less than three, maybe more, versions of the sinking of the titanic. Albums include the sinking of the titanic, 26 mixes for cash, and jesus blood never failed me yet.