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Partch: Delusion Of The Fury - A Ritual Of Dream & Delusion


Release Date: 11/30/1999 
Label:  Innova   Catalog #: 406   Spars Code: n/a 
Composer:  Harry Partch
Performer:  John Grayson,  John McAllister,  John Stannard,  Robert McCormick,   ... 
Conductor:  Danlee Mitchell
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Ensemble of Unique Instruments
Number of Discs: 1 
Recorded in: Stereo 
Length: 1 Hours 12 Mins. 

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The iconoclastic composer and theorist Harry Partch subtitled his final large-scale work "a ritual of Dream and Delusion". Delusion of the Fury organically interweaves music, theater, and movement into a haunting, otherworldly tapestry. The imposing presence of Partch's homebuilt instruments heightens the emotional subtext of the Japanese and African tales upon which this work is based. Completed in 1965, Delusion of the Fury was premiered four years later at UCLA, and subsequently recorded for CBS Masterworks. Appearing for the first time on CD, the sonics open up and resonate as if Partch's Marimba Eroica, Cloud Chamber Bowls, and other sculpture-like instruments were present in the room with you. A Read more pity that Innova could not include the bonus disc bundled with Delusion's original LP release, on which Partch demonstrates his instrument collection. What's important, though, is that this gripping masterpiece, lovingly performed by its creators, is available again. And the annotations are excellent too.

--Jed Distler, ClassicsToday.com Read less

Works on This Recording

1. Delusion of the Fury by Harry Partch
Performer:  John Grayson (), John McAllister (), John Stannard (Tenor),
Robert McCormick (), Nathan Widato (), Robert Randles (),
Victoria Bond (Soprano), Paul Bergen (Bass), Gary Coleman (),
Emil Richards (), Robert Rose (), Lynn Taussig (),
Stephen Tosh (), Dean Drummond (), Carol Brown (),
Bill Symons Jr. (), Joe Roccisano (), Michael Aaron (),
Mark Stevens (), Frank Berberich (), Ruth Ritchie (),
Todd Miller (), Linda Schell (), Latif Allen ()
Conductor:  Danlee Mitchell
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Ensemble of Unique Instruments
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1965-1966; USA 
 Date of Recording: 01/1969 
Venue:  UCLA Playhouse, Los Angeles, California 
Length: 72 Minutes 8 Secs. 
Language: English 

Sound Samples

Delusion of the Fury: Exordium: The Beginning of a Web
Delusion of the Fury: Act I: Treats with Death and with Life Despite Death: Chorus of Shadows
Delusion of the Fury: Act I: Treats with Death and with Life Despite Death: The Pilgrimage
Delusion of the Fury: Act I: Treats with Death and with Life Despite Death: Emergence of the Spirit
Delusion of the Fury: Act I: Treats with Death and with Life Despite Death: A Son in Search of his Father's Face
Delusion of the Fury: Act I: Treats with Death and with Life Despite Death: Cry from Another Darkness
Delusion of the Fury: Act I: Treats with Death and with Life Despite Death: Pray for Me
Delusion of the Fury: Act I: Sanctus: An Entra'cte
Delusion of the Fury: Act II: Treats with Life and with Life Despite Life: The Quiet Hobo Meal
Delusion of the Fury: Act II: Treats with Life and with Life Despite Life: The host Kid
Delusion of the Fury: Act II: Treats with Life and with Life Despite Life: Time of Fun Together
Delusion of the Fury: Act II: Treats with Life and with Life Despite Life: The Misunderstanding
Delusion of the Fury: Act II: Treats with Life and with Life Despite Life: Arrest, Trial and Judgement (Joy in the Marketplace!)
Delusion of the Fury: Act II: Pray for Me Again - A Strange Fear!

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