Maria T
Mute
INDIE
The first MUTE release since 1995\'s ‘Angels and Insects’ soundtrack (CDSTUMM111), ‘Maria T’ is a re-connection with ALEXANDER BALANESCU\'s Romanian roots (CDSTUMM124 ‘Luminitza’) evoking the spirit of one of his earliest musical influences, the glamorous and iconic folk-singer and actress MARIA TANASE (1913-63). Hailed as Romania’s EDITH PIAF, Maria Tanase led a life of contradiction, which mirrored her country’s troubled history and also connected with something timeless. This personal homage to Maria Tanase mixes classical, jazz, electronic, and very eclectic influences and was conceived as a multi-media experience with acclaimed Austrian video artist KLAUS OBERMAIER. It takes footage from Maria Tanase’s live concerts, archive recordings, and images rom Romania’s history they have developed, re-imagined and manipulated them into a warm and tragicomic world of live music, archive sounds and video projections. In 1987, Alexander Balanescu left the ARDITTI QUARTET to form his own BALANESCU QUARTET, which has gone on to acquire a reputation as one of the world’s leading contemporary music groups. Collaborators have included MICHAEL NYMAN, GAVIN BRYARS, ORNETTE COLEMAN, PETER GREENAWAY, DAVID BYRNE, the PET SHOP BOYS, SPIRITUALIZED, KATE BUSH and KRAFTWERK.
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Spotdance
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The Young Conscript And The Mo
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Empty Space Dance
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Turning Wheels
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Life And Death
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Mountain Call
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Aria
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Interlude
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Lullaby
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Wines So Good
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Lullabys Dream
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