Name: A Crimson Grail
Brand: Rhys Chatham

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7559797930

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Limited edition

Release date

2010-09-13

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Warner Music Group

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

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Rhys Chatham

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Modern Composition

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the august 2009 american premiere of composer rhys chatham's 'a crimson grail', captured on this disc, was monumental in concept, execution and impact. the piece was originally written for 125 electric guitars and designed to fill the acoustically blessed interior of the sacre-coeur basilica in paris. the new york times described that initial presentation as "a meditative, slowly unfolding work, filled with huge, droning sound clouds that, like a pointillist landscape, reveal great detail on close inspection." by the time chatham brought the work to his native new york city for a single performance that had literally been years in the making, the piece had been re-imagined for the urban outdoors and arranged to practically fill the sky. presented in damrosch park on manhattan's upper west side as part of the lincoln center out of doors festival, in conjunction with the wordless music series, 'a crimson grail' featured an astonishing 200 electric guitars, 16 electric basses, five conductors and one percussionist. for the thousands who witnessed this event, it was an earth-shaking visual and sonic spectacle. on this live document, a crimson grail becomes something else yet again: a hypnotic, album-length piece that's visceral, soul stirring, and at times surprisingly intimate. its thunderous passages give way to meditative interludes and the music builds to a kind of musical and spiritual ecstasy.

A Crimson Grail

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