Tarogato Constructions

Tarogato Constructions

Description: 
in live electronics
Composers: 
Esther Lamneck
Cort Lippe
Mara Helmuth
Paola Lopreiato
Sergio Kafejian
Jorge Sosa
Alfonso Belfiore
Performers: 
Esther Lamneck
Catalog Number: 
#994
Genre: 
experimental
new classical
electronic
Collection: 
improvisation
Location: 

New York, NY

Price: 
$15.00
Release Date: 
Jun 22, 2018
Liner Notes: 
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1 CD
Tárogató ConstructionsiTunes Artist's PageiTunes Album Page
Song TitleTimePrice
1.Prelude05:55$0.99
2.Duo05:43$0.99
3.Concerto09:23$0.99
4.Irresistible Flux10:42
5.Con forze che si svolgono sferiche10:30
6.Construção07:09$0.99
7.Enchantment09:47$0.99
8.Quanti di luce e suono12:01
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Rural tradition meets hi tech in this pairing of extremes by master improvisor, Esther Lamneck. Both provocative and mesmerizing, her agility on this underappreciated folk instrument is without equal. When interfaced with live electronic processing, furthermore, she surely reaches sonic territories where no one has gone before. Six electroacoustic composers, from Italy to Brazil, and her home base in New York, have collaborated with Lamneck on this journey.

The tárogató is a single reed woodwind instrument with a hauntingly beautiful sound. It is originally a folk instrument from the regions of Hungary and Romania whose music has been handed down aurally; references to folk art and gypsy melodies are woven throughout this album. The instrument provides a rich sound, full of harmonics, and Lamneck has managed to extend the range by an octave. Because it does not have the extensive key mechanism of a clarinet or saxophone, there are many glissandos and otherwise impossible techniques available.

Lamneck explains, “In this album, Tárogató Constructions, each composer has designed a musical world which reacts to what I play by triggering electronic sounds which then influence the direction of my improvisational composition. All of these musical environments have propelled me to use the extreme sonic possibilities of the tárogató.”

The New York Times has called Esther Lamneck “an astonishing virtuoso”. She has an active career as a soloist and is the director of the Woodwind program at NYU.

Reviews: 

POPMATTERS

"In the hands of traditional folk musicians its a perfectly serviceable, charming instrument; in the hands of Esther Lamneck, however, it's an entirely different creation." [FULL ARTICLE] - Andy Jurik

ICON

"Eerie, haunting, dreamlike, at times night- marish—and highly recommended." - Mark Keresman

 

I CARE IF YOU LISTEN

Tárogató Constructions offers the fruits of Lamneck’s sustained collaborations with composers who have invented responsive sonic environments in which she may improvise. Each of these “musical worlds” showcases both Lamneck’s command of the tárogató and its composer’s command of live DSP, and there’s much to envy. [FULL ARTICLE] - Colin Holter

COMPUTER MUSIC JOURNAL

"If you’re largely un- familiar with free-improvisational or live-interactive practices, this album will be revelatory for you." - Ross Feller