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Minimalism at 50, Labeque Sisters, Kings Place

Minimalism at 50, Labeque Sisters, Kings Place

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Saturday, 26 November, 2011 - 19:30
50 Years of Minimalism: Rock 'n' Rollers Laurie Anderson: O Superman (1981) Glenn Branca: Lesson No 1 (1979) for electric guitars Ph ilip Glass: Four Movements (2008) (UK premiere) for two pianos Terry Riley : Bird of Paradise (1963) for tape Terry Riley: Persian Surgery Dervishes (1971) for solo electric keyboard Brian Eno: In Dark Trees (1975) for rockensemble Lawrence Chandler: Music for Rock Ensemble (2011) (world premier e) The Who: Baba O'Riley (1971) for rock ensemble Radiohead: Pyramid Song(2001) for rock ensemble Sonic Youth: Free City Rhymes (2000) for rock en emble World premiere new work by Raphaël Séguinier And a selection of pia no music by William Duckworth and Aphex Twin Katia and Marielle Labèque pianos Nicola Tescari keyboard David Chalmin electric guitar Massimo Pup illo bass guitar Raphaël Séguinier percussion ____________ The rock wo rld was no less taken by the new musical pulse washing in from New York. Th e Who, Brian Eno and Laurie Anderson were quick to absorb the aesthetic. I t has since become a dominating influence on the likes of Sonic Youth, Aph ex Twin and Radiohead. But the process went two ways. While minimalism was revolutionising rock music, rock, jazz and world music was in turn revolu tionising minimalism. The Labèque's and their band give the UK premiere of Philip Glass’s Four Movements for Two Pianos (2008), Terry Riley’s psyc hadelic Persian Surgery Dervishes (1971), the lively postminimalism of Gle nn Branca’s Lesson No 1 (1979) and a selection of works from what is consid ered the Well-Tempered Clavier of minimalism, William Duckworth's Time Cur ve Preludes (1977-8). And there are world premieres from a pupil of La Mont e Young - the founder of experimental band Bowery Electric - Lawrence Chand ler, and French percussionist Raphaël Séguinier.