Bang on a Can All-Stars - Louis Andriessen - Workers Union

[ext409]

Bang on a Can are really awesome. They always do a good job of WU. Another great recording and performance of this is done by Australian group Ensemble Offspring. They also do a great Tiekreis (Stockhausen) and all of those indeterminate pieces really, really well. It's artistic director, Damien Ricketson, studied with Andreissen at the Hague.

[Composerland]

Engaging patterns, exciting result.

[HerrWozzeck]

I'm playing viola in this piece in a couple of weeks in an orchestra consisting of a trumpet, a saxophone, a bunch of percussion, and a saxhorn (no, I kid you not). Let me tell you guys, Worker's Union is astoundingly difficult due to the concentration involved. I only wish the sound quality was a little better. But you guys did a great job with it.

[stravinskydogs]

Played this the other day - we had an accordian in the orchestra! twas amaaazing =]

[wazzu57]

this is getting so boring. all music sounds the same

[vic225]

if you have a chance to play it you will change your view forever =)

[iGotSpaceLikeNASA]

damn right it did i never want to play music again... :(

[warnerea]

I saw this performed at the BOC marathon in 2003. It was so intense that Wendy Sutter was ripping off loose bow strings during the rests, and probably the most amazing performance I've ever seen!

[herma57]

nice classic piece quite old, from Seventies, they play from same score, it is only rhythm given;

[thetopface]

@herma57 It actually does give more than just rhythm. It also gives pitches, though they are not fixed pitches.

[Furiens]

Saw this piece performed last night, but on flute, clarinet, synth, violin and wood blocks. This performance sounds a lot more frantic - last night's was more pedestrian which made it weirdly hypnotic. Both pretty interesting takes...

[jannokas85]

That sounds really interesting!

[afronary]

I swear I hear traces of "Straight No Chaser"

[ledhed2222]

Totally. Good call.

[mybrainbrokeow]

this is pretty weird

[herma57]

great piece from more political times,its written as just a rhythm to be played by any instrument of anything;

[biscuffin]

what the hell are they doing to the double bass to make it sound like that?