Piano Duets: Live in Berlin 93/94
| Piano Duets: Live in Berlin 93/94 | |
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| Live album by | |
| Recorded | 13 March 1993, 9 December 1994 |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Label | FMP |
| Producer | Aki Takase, Alexander von Schlippenbach |
Piano Duets: Live in Berlin 93/94 is an album by Aki Takase and Alexander von Schlippenbach.
Recording and music
The performances are by pianists Aki Takase and Alexander von Schlippenbach, who also produced the album.[1] The first three tracks on the album were recorded at the Gethsemane-Kirche in Berlin, on 13 March 1993.[1] The other tracks were recorded at DeutschlandRadio, Studio 10, also in Berlin, on 9 December 1994.[1] "The Morlocks" and "Chapelure Japonaise" are played on prepared piano.[2]
Release and reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [2] |
Piano Duets: Live in Berlin 93/94 was released by FMP.[2] In a five-star review, AllMusic stated that "There is no jazz, no rock, no free improv, no classical, no blues, or new; all these distinctions lose their meaning the beginning this duo commences playing here. What is left is music, a sonorous organization of vibration in the air. [...] The listener is left literally breathless, unable to relax yet unable to move, except maybe toward the stereo to hit 'repeat'."[3]
Track listing
- "Na, Na, Na, Na... ist das der Weg?" (Alexander von Schlippenbach) – 11:40
- "The Morlocks" (Schlippenbach) – 11:29
- "You Are What You Is" (Frank Zappa) – 5:41
- "Mysterioso (Thelonious Monk) – 4:01
- "Ask Me Now" (Monk) – 2:18
- "Pannonica" (Monk) – 1:32
- "Evidence" (Monk) – 5:52
- "Tales of Something" (Aki Takase) – 8:50
- "Chapelure Japonaise" (Takase) – 10:23
Personnel
- Aki Takase – piano
- Alexander von Schlippenbach – piano
References
- ^ a b c "OWN-90002". FMP-Publishing. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ a b c Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1372.
- ^ a b Jurek, Thom " Aki Takase – Piano Duets: Live in Berlin, 1993–1994". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 August 2017.