De Stijl / M is for Man, Music, Mozart

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Written in 1984, "De Stijl is a snarling, clotted, brilliant piece of work," says the Globe and Mail. "[A]ll musical lines are warped, twisting continually between the pure geometries of conceptual music and the abrupt graffiti of jazz." M is for Man, Music, Mozart (1991), written for jazz singer and ensemble for a video film by Peter Greenaway, contains "a riveting minimalist score," wrote the Wall Street Journal, "with driving saxophones and bold brass band."

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Written in 1984, "De Stijl is a snarling, clotted, brilliant piece of work," says the Globe and Mail. "[A]ll musical lines are warped, twisting continually between the pure geometries of conceptual music and the abrupt graffiti of jazz." M is for Man, Music, Mozart (1991), written for jazz singer and ensemble for a video film by Peter Greenaway, contains "a riveting minimalist score," wrote the Wall Street Journal, "with driving saxophones and bold brass band."

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PRODUCTION CREDITS
De Stijl

Produced by Willem Hering and Ron Ford
Recorded live February 29, 1994, at Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Engineered and edited by Adriaan Verstijnen
Live sound design: Jan Panis

M Is for Man, Music, Mozart
Produced by Tom Peeters and Jurjen Hempel
Recorded June 28 and 29, 1993, at Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht
Engineered by Bert van der Wolf and Arnoud Probst
Edited by Tom Peeters at Channel Classics Studio, Amsterdam
Production Coordinators: Rob Overman and Frans Vreede
Production Assistant: Rutger van Otterloo

Mastered by Robert C. Ludwig at Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland, Maine

Design by John Gall

Executive Producer: Robert Hurwitz

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79342

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Louis Andriessen
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MUSICIANS
De Stijl

Schönberg Ensemble with Asko Ensemble
Reinbert de Leeuw, conductor
Gertrude Thoma, voice
Tannie Willemstijn, Barbara Borden, soprano
Yvonne Benschop, Ananda Goud, mezzo-soprano
Govert Jurriaanse, Eleonore Pameijer, Carla Meijers, flute
Leo van Oostrom, Corina Ewijk, alto saxophone
Michiel van Dijk, Hens Otter, tenor saxophone
Ronald Jansen Heytmajer, baritone saxophone
Willem van der Vliet, Reyer Dorresteijn, Jos Verspagen, Cees Doets, trumpet
Toon van Ulsen, Edwin Kruunenberg, trombone
Peter van Klink, Ben van Dijk, bass trombone
Gerard Bouwhuis, Sepp Grotenhuis, piano
Gene Carl, synthesizer
Niek de Vente, upright piano
Wim Vos, Arno van Nieuwenhuize, percussion
Seth Josel, Rombout Willems, electric guitar
Patricio Wang, bass guitar

M is for Man, Music, Mozart
Orkest de Volharding
Jurjen Hempel, conductor
Astrid Seriese, voice
Dil Engelhard, fulte and piccolo
Beatrice Driver, French horn
Bob Driessen, soprano saxophone
Rutger van Otterloo, alto saxophone
Maarten van Norden, tenor saxophone
Reijer Dorresteijn, Louis Lanzing, Anita van Soest, trumpet
Willem van Manen, Johan de Meij, trombone
Hans Visser, bass trombone
Jaap Dercksen, piano
Sjeng Schupp, double bass

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  • About This Album

    Written in 1984, "De Stijl is a snarling, clotted, brilliant piece of work," says the Globe and Mail. "[A]ll musical lines are warped, twisting continually between the pure geometries of conceptual music and the abrupt graffiti of jazz." M is for Man, Music, Mozart (1991), written for jazz singer and ensemble for a video film by Peter Greenaway, contains "a riveting minimalist score," wrote the Wall Street Journal, "with driving saxophones and bold brass band."

    Credits

    MUSICIANS
    De Stijl

    Schönberg Ensemble with Asko Ensemble
    Reinbert de Leeuw, conductor
    Gertrude Thoma, voice
    Tannie Willemstijn, Barbara Borden, soprano
    Yvonne Benschop, Ananda Goud, mezzo-soprano
    Govert Jurriaanse, Eleonore Pameijer, Carla Meijers, flute
    Leo van Oostrom, Corina Ewijk, alto saxophone
    Michiel van Dijk, Hens Otter, tenor saxophone
    Ronald Jansen Heytmajer, baritone saxophone
    Willem van der Vliet, Reyer Dorresteijn, Jos Verspagen, Cees Doets, trumpet
    Toon van Ulsen, Edwin Kruunenberg, trombone
    Peter van Klink, Ben van Dijk, bass trombone
    Gerard Bouwhuis, Sepp Grotenhuis, piano
    Gene Carl, synthesizer
    Niek de Vente, upright piano
    Wim Vos, Arno van Nieuwenhuize, percussion
    Seth Josel, Rombout Willems, electric guitar
    Patricio Wang, bass guitar

    M is for Man, Music, Mozart
    Orkest de Volharding
    Jurjen Hempel, conductor
    Astrid Seriese, voice
    Dil Engelhard, fulte and piccolo
    Beatrice Driver, French horn
    Bob Driessen, soprano saxophone
    Rutger van Otterloo, alto saxophone
    Maarten van Norden, tenor saxophone
    Reijer Dorresteijn, Louis Lanzing, Anita van Soest, trumpet
    Willem van Manen, Johan de Meij, trombone
    Hans Visser, bass trombone
    Jaap Dercksen, piano
    Sjeng Schupp, double bass

    PRODUCTION CREDITS
    De Stijl

    Produced by Willem Hering and Ron Ford
    Recorded live February 29, 1994, at Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Engineered and edited by Adriaan Verstijnen
    Live sound design: Jan Panis

    M Is for Man, Music, Mozart
    Produced by Tom Peeters and Jurjen Hempel
    Recorded June 28 and 29, 1993, at Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht
    Engineered by Bert van der Wolf and Arnoud Probst
    Edited by Tom Peeters at Channel Classics Studio, Amsterdam
    Production Coordinators: Rob Overman and Frans Vreede
    Production Assistant: Rutger van Otterloo

    Mastered by Robert C. Ludwig at Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland, Maine

    Design by John Gall

    Executive Producer: Robert Hurwitz