A nice new review out in prestigious Die Neue Zeitschrift für Musik n.2 of this year. Stefan Fricke writes about Sub Rosa release of the two volumes of the Fluxus&NeoFluxus Collection vol.1 and vol.2 :
“[…] Congratulations also to those who want to hear and read this; there is much to discover. A colorful compilation […] a collector’s edition that does not conclusively cover the subject, but rather invites further, more in-depth searching, finding, and doing it yourself. […] Let’s get started.”
Some nice reviews coming up during Winter time. One is after the concert-marathon in Prague at the end of November dedicated to Fluxus repertoire, together with some great musicians: Anna Clementi , Deborah Walker, Luciano Chessa, Werner Durand, Miroslav Beinhauer. The review by Jozef Cseres shows a very competent and engaged point of view on Fluxus music: I’m even more pleased that he enjoyed the performance. You can find the full version here and an extract in the image below.
A further review comes from Sands-zine, an Italian music magazine. Very pleased again to “earn a front row seat in the great book of cagean interpretations” thanks to my release of Sonatas&Interludes for prepared piano by John Cage, Neuma Records 2023!
Ready to fly to Prague next week at Žižkov Atrium for LUXURY OF MIND = FLUXUS.
On the 28th November at 19.30
Anna Clementi (Germany, voice), Deborah Walker (Italy, cello), Luciano Chessa (Italy, Dan Bau, violin, organ), Werner Durand (Germany, wind instruments), Miroslav Beinhauer (Czechia, piano), Petr Bakla (Czechia, piano), Petr Ferenc (Czechia, spoken word) and me
will be ready to perform a quite unusual happening/concert with music by
John Cage, Milan Knizák, Henning Christiansen, Philip Corner, George Maciunas, Geoffrey Hendricks, Yoko Ono, Giuseppe Chiari, Terry Riley, Eric Andersen, Dieter Schnebel, Bengt af Klintberg, Mieko Shiomi, Ovvind Fahlström, Sten Hanson, Nam June Paik, La Monte Young.
I bet it will be fun!
All started from an idea by Petr Studený and Opening Performance Orchestra in Prague, that led to the release of Stolen Symphony, the first volume of Fluxus&NeoFluxus collection, and now, brand new, to the second and final part, Keep together (Sub Rosa label, 2024). As the previous one, it’s a limited edition (400 copies) of double LP or double CD, with a very rich booklet with many texts and essays about Fluxus. But differently from the first, which is sold out, there are still copies available! I played a La Monte Young-inspired piece, and re-released music by Philip Corner and Giancarlo Cardini (also in Neuma Records and Da Vinci Classics). Very happy to be part of this second edition with all the musicians I will soon meet in Prague and many others.
Some photos of the evening – almost three hours of music and performance! – and the rehearsals. Thanks to Petr Studený for the pics.
