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Max Richter - Memoryhouse A reissue of the astonishing debut recording from Max Richter, a composer
We soon forgot we were recording a CD
Avoiding what Wilhelm Furtwängler decried as 'the hoar frost of musical routine' has become someth
Biography Gavin Bryars
Richard Gavin Bryars (born 1943) is an English composer and double bassist.
He has been active in (or has produced works in) many varied styles of
music, including jazz, free improvisation, minimalism, experimental music,
avant-garde, neoclassicism, and ambient.
History Born in Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, Bryars
initially studied philosophy at Sheffield University before studying music
for three years.
The first musical work for which he is remembered was his role as bassist
in the trio Joseph Holbrooke, alongside guitarist Derek Bailey and drummer
Tony Oxley. The trio began by playing relatively traditional jazz before
moving into free improvisation. However, Bryars became dissatisfied with
this when he saw a young bassist (later revealed to be Johnny Dyani) play
in a manner which seemed to him to be artificial, and he became interested
in composition instead.
Bryars's first works as a composer owe much to t
Discography
Soaring with Agamemnon
Bryars: 3 String Quartets
Portrait
The North Shore
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