Edgard Varèse

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Edgard Varèse (December 22, 1883 – November 6, 1965) was a French-born composer, who moved to the United States in 1915, and took American citizenship in 1926. Varèse’s music features an emphasis on timbre and “organized sound.” His use of new instruments and electronic resources led to his being known as the “Father of Electronic Music” while Henry Miller described him as “The stratospheric Colossus of Sound.”

He was one of the biggest influences for Frank Zappa, as well as for Rahsaan Roland Kirk

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The Complete Works (disc 2)
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VARESE: Arcana / Integrales / Deserts
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1	Un Grand Sommeil Noir (Original Version)	83
2	Arcana full track	71
3	Intégrales	68
4	Tres vif et nerveaux full track	44
5	Integrales full track	43
6	Second Electronic Interpolation (conclusion) full track	34
6	Second Electronic Interpolation (beginning) full track	34
8	Grave full track	31
9	Assez lent full track	28
10	la croix du sud full track	27
11	Ionisation	25
12	Third Electronic Interpolation (conclusion) full track	22
12	Hyperprism	22
14	Third Electronic Interpolation (beginning) full track	20
15	Tuning Up	19

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Geronim00t wrote:
Sunday morning

The Stratospheric Colossus of Sound

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SirAlecHendrix wrote:
last month

new avant-garde group about the future of music : organization of sound - http://www.last.fm/group/organization+of+sound

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Kurama_Youko wrote:
July 2008

This composer is truly amazing! Intégrales is the most outlandish piece I've ever heard!

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[deleted-user] wrote:
July 2008

Some of the most insane sounds ever crafted. A true genius.
doceasubio wrote:
July 2008

de frank zappa pasé aquí, necesito un buen whyskey para saborearlo i´m relly 2 Wagnerian . nadie le alcanza casi nunca,aunque le pueden igualar, pero despues de ver la luz, claro

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[deleted-user] wrote:
June 2008

hyperprism !
Crudblud wrote:
June 2008

I agree with Ulyanovsk that Boulez's recordings are definitely the best out there, however I greatly enjoy Chailly's recordings too.

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In_Consonance wrote:
May 2008

this guy kicks assssssss

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capn_bill wrote:
April 2008

I see where FZ got his inspiration!

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ryadeum wrote:
April 2008

~'~b

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HampusForever wrote:
March 2008

Love him

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[deleted-user] wrote:
February 2008

Boulez does the best Varese renditions. I can't listen to other renditions after hearing Boulez.
Chriswildman wrote:
December 2007

I find Varese a bit confronting but each time I listen he seems less forbidding

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Chriswildman wrote:
December 2007

This varese in a more accessible mood

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ThusIsOurKrao wrote:
September 2007

Cool stuff, cool stuff.

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OhYesByAllMeans wrote:
August 2007

Ionisation is amazing!

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SixShooterSam wrote:
August 2007

haaaaaaa!

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constantinople wrote:
May 2007

I've always wondered about Un Grand Sommeil Noir, it's so different from everything else he did, but I really like it and think he should've done more like it. I prefer the orchestral version too though.

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Gyron5 wrote:
May 2007

Hm, I'm a bit puzzled by his wiki entry... I'm pretty shure he was born in 1885 not 1883? By the way, cool (and a bit funny too, as he tried to burn that score) to see Un Grand Someil Noir so far up in the charts (although I prefer the orchestral version). Cheers, TTTTT

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BobbyDowns wrote:
April 2007

Has anybody heard of a way to here Poeme Eletronique as it was intended to be heard (as in split up into 24, i think 24, seperate tracks and played off as many speakers) outisde of the World's Fair?

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