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El Amante (cinema magazine) reviews new disc of Oscar Edelstein

8/24/2015

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Argentina's main cinema magazine reviews the double album and book of Oscar Edelstein.

Estudios Sobre La Grilla Acústica - Libro I (2014) & II (2011) 

First Edition 
FORMAT: Book (13 x 13cm) & 2 audio CDs - ENS
PAGES: 32 
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / SPANISH
TEXTS, NOTES & DRAWINGS: Oscar Edelstein
ART DIRECTION: Deborah Claire Procter
DESIGN: Deborah Claire Procter & Gisela Formoso
PRINTED IN ARGENTINA: Rolta, Buenos Aires 
PUBLISHER: Patina Publisher, Amsterdam
ISBN: 978-94-90099-00-8

AVAILABLE: CPR Bookshop

"With a long career as a pianist and composer, Oscar Edelstein is in our country - counting international recognition enjoyed as much as in Latin America as in Europe - almost a "cult" musician. An author difficult to define,  in his works come together a surprising amalgam elements of contemporary classical music, jazz and the avant-garde progressive rock. This double album, recorded with his regular group, the Ensamble Nacional del Sur, plus the presence of several guests, is the finished sample of the aforesaid thing. With a basic formation that includes dual keyboards, guitar, bass and drums, plus the presence in various tracks the saxophonist Martin Proscia and the formidable Welsh singer Deborah Claire Procter (her voice acting as an instrument), the group offers a fascinating program which, except for in some specific case, I omit the titles of the themes due to their disproportionate length. The first disc begins with a special duo of drums and piano between Edelstein and Pablo Torterolo, a remarkable percussionist. In a couple of themes appear as invited two other great musicians, pianist Ernesto Jodos, and clarinets Marcelo Moguilevsky in clarinet (one of the many wind instruments that he interprets), and in “Fuga del Cristo Negro” (Fugue of the Black Christ), the ensemble accompanies an incredible intervention of Procter, a singer that is a sort of cross between Cathy Berberian and the free jazz vocalist Lauren Newton. But the most ambitious and complex of this “x-ray” is “La Grilla Acústica En Doce Planos”  (The Acoustic Grid in 12 planes), where several instrumentalists are added in an authentic musical tour de force. The second disc, with the more established formation of the ensemble, plus Proscia and the singer, in some tracks is nearest, if it’s possible, to the academic music; and it is worth mentioning the initial solo of Edelstein; the three “Cristales Sónicos”, with great work of the keyboardist Axel Lastra and Mauro Zannoli, and the drummer (Pablo Torterolo); the notable interaction of the guitar of Leonardo Salzano with the vocalist in a track dedicated to the painter Jackson Pollock; the furious crescendo of a fugue; and the requiem of the epilogue  (“Requiem Al Hombre Desde Una Mariposa / Requiem To A Man From A Butterfly ”), a poignant duo between the piano of Edelstein and Procter, dedicated to the memory of the pianist and philosopher Harold Rubens. A remarkable double disc that will be enjoyed essentially by those listeners willing to experience sounds that escape the more or less common conventions, and as a welcome bonus, comes with a book in which Edelstein explains his compositional method."


OSCAR EDELSTEIN Y EL ENSAMBLE NACIONAL DEL SUR. Estudios sobre la grilla acústica. Libros I y II. Ed. Patina Publishing, Amsterdam.

Con una dilatada carrera como pianista y compositor, Oscar Edelstein es en nuestro país – a pesar del reconocimiento internacional de que goza tanto en Latinoamérica como en Europa- casi un músico “de culto”. Autor difícilmente encuadrable, en su obra se dan cita, en sorprendente amalgama, elementos de la música académica contemporánea, el jazz de vanguardia y el rock más progresivo. Este disco doble, grabado con su formación regular, el Ensamble Nacional del Sur, más la presencia de varios invitados, es una acabada muestra de lo antedicho. Con una formación básica que incluye dobles teclados, guitarra, bajo eléctrico y batería, más la presencia en varios temas del saxofonista Martín Proscia y la formidable vocalista galesa Deborah Claire Procter (su voz actúa como un instrumento más), el grupo ofrece un fascinante programa del que, salvo algún caso puntual, omitiré los títulos de los temas por su desmesurada extensión. El primer disco comienza con un extraordinario dúo de piano y batería entre Edelstein y Pablo Torterolo, un percusionista notable. En un par de temas aparecen como invitados otros dos grandes músicos, el pianista Ernesto Jodos y Marcelo Moguilevsky en clarinete (uno de los múltiples instrumentos de vientos que interpreta) y en Fuga del Cristo negro, el Ensamble acompaña una increíble intervención de Procter, una cantante que es una suerte de cruza entre Cathy Berberian y la vocalista de free jazz Lauren Newton. Pero el tema más ambicioso y complejo de la placa es La grilla acústica en doce planos, donde se agregan varios instrumentistas en un auténtico tour de force musical. El segundo disco, con una formación más estable del Ensamble, más Proscia y la cantante, en algunos temas está más cercano, si cabe, a la música académica y corresponde destacar el solo inicial de Edelstein, los tres Cristales sónicos, con gran trabajo de los tecladista Axel Lastra y Mauro Zannoli y el baterista, la notable interacción de la guitarra de Leonardo Salzano con la vocalista en un tema dedicado al pintor Jackson Pollock, el furioso crescendo de una fuga y el Réquiem del epílogo, un conmovedor dúo entre el piano de Edelstein y Procter dedicado a la memoria del pianista y filósofo Harold Rubens. Un disco doble notable que será disfrutado esencialmente por aquellos oyentes dispuestos a experimentar sonidos que escapan a las convenciones más o menos habituales y que, como bienvenida yapa, viene acompañado de un librito en el que Edelstein explica su método compositivo.


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