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Breathtaking,
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This review is from: Andriessen: De Materie (Audio CD)
I don't normally leave ratings for things, but I just had to here as I can't believe noone else has...Suffice it to say that I am a BIG music fan, across so many genres, and very fussy about what I like - but track 2 here, 'Hadewijch' I think has to be my favourite piece of music in the world. Shivers down the spine every time. I absolutely love the rest too, though I'd have to concede that it is perhaps an acquired taste... for instance track 1 starts with one single chord repeated around 150 times, and the final track ends with just spoken voice on its own for a while. But if you're willing to surrender yourself to the Andriessen world it is absolutely mind-blowing. And even if you never listen to the rest, it's worth the purchase price for track 2 alone.
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5.0 out of 5 stars (5 customer reviews) 13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A monumental work by an incredible creative voice,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Andriessen: De Materie (Audio CD)
Listeners unfamiliar with Andriessen's music may hesitate to invest in this two-disc set, but it is perhaps the best introduction to this unfortunately underappreciated composer. Andriessen brings together seemingly disparate elements--from jazz and rock to neo-medievalism, Stravinskian rhythmic inventiveness and Messaien-like mysticism--and molds them into his own intensely incisive musical personality. De Materie contains some of the most captivating examples of "minimalism" I've ever heard: the luminous, hypnotically slow unfolding of Part 4 is genuinely otherworldly, while the 144 accelerating fortissimo chords which open Part 1 create an exhilirating, terrifying "granite wall" of sound. Other sections, especially the bold choral declamation in Part 1 and much of "De Stijl" seem highly anti-minimalist in their rhythmic and harmonic intricacy. The performance, under the direction of Reinbert de Leeuw, is consistently forceful (though I think I detected some insecurity in the quick accelerandos and retardandos of Part 1) and the sound quality is uniformly excellent. I recommend this set without reservation and anticipate future Andriessen releases, as he is still very much with us.
8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Justin was right!,
By Jeffrey Gordon - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Andriessen: De Materie (Audio CD)
Just got a chance to hear it in completion in the libary this weekend. The third movement (this was my second time for this gem) is absolutely mind-blowing. Bye-bye lunch money!
6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Andriessen...easily the most underappreciated composer.,
By Ryan D. Stroud - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Andriessen: De Materie (Audio CD)
There is something in this music that has more life than anything I've heard recently. It's a burning energy combined with a genuine craft, and superior technique. Wonderful washes of sound, huge powerful blasts of energy. This CD made me go out and buy EVERYTHING that Andriessen had to offer. He is one of the greatest composers of our time. I highly reccomend this music, but add it is not for the faint of heart...it gets pretty deep :)
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