Label: XI Records

32ページ・ブックレットが付属する大規模インスタレーションの記録!!アイントホーフェンの伝説的アートスペースHet Apollohuisを運営した事でも知られるオランダ・サウンドアート界の最重要人物Paul Panhuysen。本作はそのアポロハウスの広大な空間を利用して行われたロングストリングによるインスタレーション録音[Partitas For Long Strings]。4本の弦を縦方向に張り渡し、その端を奥の木製の壁に固定することで壁を共鳴体として機能させつつ一定のペースで行き来しながら弦を擦るようにして演奏、それを4回繰り返し重ね合わせ計16本のストリングス録音を完成させた凄い記録物。自動演奏装置や電気的なアンプリファイは一切なし、収録された全3テイクは異なる弦のチューニング・システムだけで異様な光沢を放つ響きとなっています。





"Two aspects were of central interest to him: different tunings and density of sound. He made an installation in the large space of Het Apollohuis, stretching four strings lengthwise and attaching them to the wooden wall on the far end, which served as a resonator. He did not use automatons or electric amplification. He played the strings by brushing them, walking back and forth at an even pace. His aim was to make his playing as continuous and even as possible. For each partita he recorded his playing four times, superimposing these recordings over each other and listening to the earlier recordings over headphones whilst playing. The total sound of each partita is produced by sixteen strings. The three partitas differ in the systems according to which the strings are tuned. These tunings can be regarded as the score for each piece. In Partita I all strings are tuned to the same pitch. In Partita II and III each string is tuned differently, and after each take they were tuned to new pitches....The result is a considerable difference in overall texture between the three pieces." - René van Peer