(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT839CheCow)
„Music Composed by Philip Glass
Performed by Uakti
Marco Antônio Guimarães, Director“
„AGUAS DA AMAZONIA – Uakti
1. Tiquie River (1:42)
2. Japura River (4:44)
3. Purus River (7:44)
4. Negro River (4:20)
5. Madeira River (3:59)
6. Tapajos River (2:49)
7. Paru River (4:25)
8. Xingu River (5:03)
9. Amazon River (7:26)
METAMORPHOSIS I
10. Metamorphosis I (12:32)“
„Years ago when I first met Uakti, I saw their music and performance as a unique and beautiful contribution to the world of new and experimental music. I became friends with musicians; especially I came to admire Marco’s extraordinary ear for color and composition. I was therefore very pleased when some years later they proposed a collaboration. It would be a dance score for the ballet company Grupo Corpo of their city, Belo Horizonte. This CD represents a true melding of my music with their sensibilities. For me, it is a delight and a pleasure to hear the final result.
— Philip Glass
Uakti (pronounced wah-ke-chee) is one of the world’s most exciting and unique musical ensembles. The modern Brazilian group has been praised for its fearless fusion of wide-ranging musical styles, from Classical to New Age to World Music. Their name is taken from an Amazon legend: Uakti was a huge creature with holes all over his body, and whenever he ran through the forest, the wind passing through his body made wonderful and intriguing sounds.
Like the legendary creature, Uakti makes unbelievable sounds. The magic of their music starts with the construction of their own exotic instruments using everyday materials: pipe, glasses, metal, rocks, rubber, and even water. For Uakti, anything can produce sound.“
„Performed by Uakti: Marco Antônio Guimarães: artistic direction and arrangements; strings. Paulo Sérgio dos Santos: percussion. Décio de Souza Ramos Filho: percussion. Artur Andrés Ribeiro: woodwinds. Special Guests: Regina Stela Amaral: keyboards. Michael Riesman: keyboards.“
„Metamorphosis I: piano, grand pan, inclined pan. glass marimba, marimba d’angelim, chori, flute in G, flute in C, caxixis, acoustic guitars I – II, piccolo, tabla, iarragunga, trilá, big pipe, tambourine.“
„*except Metamorphosis I recorded January 1999, mixed February 1999. Mastered by Michael Riesman at The Looking Glass Studios, New York City, May 1999.“
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„Metamorphosis One–Five – tai penki kūriniai solo fortepijonui, parašyti 1988 m.
Jie buvo sukurti dviem tarpusavyje susijusiems tikslams:
1. kaip muzika Samuelio Becketto pjesės „The Metamorphosis“ (pagal Kafką) pastatymui, kurį režisavo Joanne Akalaitis („The Mabou Mines Theater Company“ Niujorke);
2. o vėliau Glass juos išplėtė ir įtraukė į savo solinį repertuarą.“
„1987–1988 m. Glass bendradarbiavo su režisiere Joanne Akalaitis (jo buvusia žmona) rengiant Franzo Kafkos „Metamorfozės“ sceninę adaptaciją.
Muzika buvo užsakyta specialiai šiam pastatymui kaip sceninė partitūra, lydėjusi Gregoro Zamzos transformacijos istoriją.
Kūriniai buvo skirti fortepijonui, kad sukurtų intymią, introspektyvią atmosferą, tinkančią Kafkos absurdiškam, melancholiškam pasauliui.
Nors spektaklis turėjo trumpą sceninį gyvenimą, muzika tapo savita ir savarankiška – viena iš labiausiai atpažįstamų Glass fortepijoninių kompozicijų serijų.“
„„Metamorphosis One“ pasižymi tipiška Glass minimalistine struktūra – pasikartojantys motyvai, lėti, bet juntami harmoniniai poslinkiai.
Kompozicija sukurta iš paprastų akordinių grandinių, kurios palaipsniui keičiasi, sukurdamas hipnotinį emocinį krūvį.
Ji išreiškia virsmo ir trapumo temas – tiesioginę aliuziją į Kafkos tekstą.
Dėl šių savybių kūrinys tapo itin populiarus kino ir TV kontekstuose (pvz., filme The Hours, 2002 m., kartu su kitomis Glass pjesėmis).“
„Nors pavadinimas „Metamorphosis“ (liet. Metamorfozė) aiškiai siejasi su Kafkos kūriniu, Glass teigė, kad šie kūriniai jam tapo asmeninės transformacijos metafora – tarsi savotiškas kūrybinės evoliucijos žingsnis nuo ankstyvojo, „griežto“ minimalizmo link emocingesnės, lyrinės išraiškos.“
„During a show in the United States, singer and songwriter Paul Simon got to know their music, and invited them to play on his 1989 album The Rhythm of the Saints. During this recording, US composer Philip Glass, who was in Brazil, went to visit Simon and heard Uakti play. This resulted in a contract to record five albums with his Point Music label.“
„In 1993 Philip Glass was also commissioned by Grupo Corpo to produce a composition for a ballet. Glass then chose Uakti to perform his composition, Águas da Amazônia – Sete ou oito peças para um balé. The arrangement was done by Marco Antônio Guimarães, who adapted the work to Uakti’s instruments; this was the first time that Glass’s music was arranged by another composer. The recording of this music was released in 1999, under the contract with Point Music.“
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uakti_(band)
„Uakti – Oficina instrumental
Rafael Conde
Ano 1987
Duração 12 min
Local de produção MG/Brasil“