Irmin schmidt gormenghast book

Nov 23, 2018 as a composer and as one of cans founding members, irmin schmidt has scored more than one hundred soundtracks. Photo by brianslater out 29 may on mute is nocturne, a newly recorded live album by irmin schmidt documenting his huddersfield contemporary music festival performance at the end of last year. All gates open presents the definitive story of arguably the most influential and revered avantgarde band of the late twentieth century. After changing the face of rock in the early 1970s with seminal metronomic anarchists can, keyboardist, composer and serial collaborator irmin schmidt embarked on a fruitful solo career that saw.

Mute records irmin schmidt new album of piano pieces from. Irmin schmidt is a founding member of the legendary band can. A book of two halves, rob young examines the history of can in part one, before schmidt tells his own story in the second section, which takes the format of famousfan interviews and. Sep 06, 2018 irmin schmidt has announced 5 klavierstucke, an album of five piano pieces recorded last year by the influential composer, musician and founder of can. As a composer and as one of cans founding members, irmin schmidt has scored more than one hundred soundtracks. Irmin schmidt is a keyboardist, composer and founding member of the group can. The series draws heavily on gothic and regency literature. Visit musicmagpie for great deals and super savings with free delivery today. Irmin schmidt has announced 5 klavierstucke, an album of five piano pieces recorded last year by the influential composer, musician and founder of can. Gormenghast is the collective title given to a series of books by british author. The drastic editing of the cdin its stage form, gormenghast is a full threeact operacondenses schmidt s compositions perhaps more than it should.

Outside of his work with can, he has released over a dozen solo albums and written an opera, gormenghast, based on the novels of mervyn peake. The first edition will be a very precious, very coffee table book, containing two volumes. The latter explores, in irmins own voice and that of his collaborators and admirers, the tentacular influence can have had upon not just popular music, but also the visual arts, poetry and film. An extract from the two book biography penned by the wires rob young and cans irmin schmidt, and published by faber. After can, irmin schmidt returned to his work as a soloartist. Jun 15, 2018 irmin schmidt is a keyboardist, composer and founding member of the group can.

Gormenghast tv serial wikimili, the free encyclopedia. The story is a gothic tale of wild beauty, concerning the rise and fall of the kitchenboy steerpike, a parable of power and seduction, of the. The gormenghast series comprises three novels by mervyn peake, originally published between 1946 and 1959. Gormenghast is a gigantic castle, ancient and labyrinthine. Gormenghast is a fantasy novel by british writer mervyn peake, the second in his. All gates open by rob young, irmin schmidt, paperback. Book two, can kiosk, has been assembled by irmin schmidt, founding member and guiding spirit of the band, as a collage a technique long associated with cans approach to recording. It premiered at the opernhaus wuppertal in 1998 and was released on cd the following year. Irmin schmidts new album 5 klavierstucke is out now on mute in conjunction with spoon records on vinyl, cd and digitally listen and order the album ahead of the german premiere of can project on 16 december at the volksbuhne berlin. These cd albums cover his beautiful and memorising soundtrack and operatic work as well as his avant garde recordings as a solo artist and as a collaborator. Gormenghast premiered at the opernhaus wuppertal in 1998.

Both musk at dusk and impossible holidays feature lyrics by the novelist duncan fallowell, sung by schmidt. We never saw ourselves as a rock group the prog interview with cans irmin schmidt. It consists of titus groan, gormenghast and a number of other books which were not completed at the time of his death, but have since been edited and released. Gormenghast is an opera in three acts composed by irmin schmidt to an englishlanguage libretto by duncan fallowell, based on mervyn peakes gormenghast trilogy. Irmin schmidt electro violet record collector magazine. Schmidt has scored more than 40 films and television programs, including knife in the head 1978 and palermo shooting 2008. All gates open by irmin schmidt, 97805711507, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Between 1962 and 1969 he conducted numerous orchestras including his own compositions. Irmin schmidt of can on lsd, mourning and musical adventures can the last founding member of the visionary german band left alive, the 81yearold recalls how he. Mute records irmin schmidt 5 klavierstucke is out now. All gates open is a portrait of a group who worked with visionary intensity and belief, outside the system and inside their own inner space. Apr 28, 2019 a book of two halves, rob young examines the history of can in part one, before schmidt tells his own story in the second section, which takes the format of famousfan interviews and diary entries. Commissioned opera by irmin schmidt, on a libretto by duncan fallowell, first. A threeact opera composed by cans founder irmin schmidt.

Jun 12, 2018 all gates open is a portrait of a group who worked with visionary intensity and belief, outside the system and inside their own inner space. And now comes schmidts new solo album, 5 klavierstucke. A number of early songs by new zealand rock group split enz were inspired by peakes work. Buy all gates open by irmin schmidt with free delivery. It premiered at the opernhaus wuppertal on 15 november 1998. The latter explores, in irmin s own voice and that of his collaborators and admirers, the tentacular influence can have had upon not just popular music, but also the visual arts, poetry and film.

Irmin schmidt klavierstuck iii official audio youtube. Consisting of five minimal piano pieces what he calls spontaneous meditations. Extracts from the fantasy opera gormenghast libretto inspired by mervyn peakes trilogy with the singers of the world premiere wuppertal operahouse, schillertheater nrw recorded live in performance. At the center of it all is the seventyseventh earl, titus groan, who stands to inherit the miles of rambling stone and mortar that form. All gates open rob young, irmin schmidt 97805711521. Irmin schmidt gormenghast oxygen steerpike stefan vinzberg.

Gormenghast is an opera in three acts composed by irmin schmidt to an english language libretto by duncan fallowell, based on mervyn peakes gormenghast trilogy. The music often goes nowhere i suppose some would say thats the point, since the gormenghast story is basically about people who are. Best sellers gift ideas new releases whole foods todays deals amazonbasics coupons gift cards customer service free shipping shopper toolkit registry sell. Irmin schmidt 5 klavierstucke the drift record shop. Gormenghast, the opera, is the work of composer irmin schmidt, founder of the legendary german group can. Irmin schmidt, founding member of the legendary german avantgarde rock group can, and breakbeat pioneer, producer and professor of popular music, kumo aka jono podmore release a brand new album, for your listening enjoyment. Gormenghast, the opera text homepage gormenghast, the opera, is the work of composer irmin schmidt, founder of the legendary german group can commissioned by wuppertaler buhnen, the work was performed in the english language and premiered at the operahouse wuppertal on 15. With each disc coming in a gatefold sleeve, plus an 80 page book written by schmidt and max dann, this handsome artefact is a riveting affirmation of an unearthly talent who. Formed in cologne in 1968, can drew their influences from the avantgarde founding members irmin schmidt and holger czukay both studied under stockhausen and jazz traditions to create a heavily rhythmic, minimal music that redefined. Mar 18, 2020 photo by brianslater out 29 may on mute is nocturne, a newly recorded live album by irmin schmidt documenting his huddersfield contemporary music festival performance at the end of last year.

In 2015, he was made a chevalier of the french ordre des arts et des lettres. At dusk and 1991s impossible holidays featuring schmidt singing lyrics by writer duncan fallowell. Stages his gormenghast opera at volklinger hutte in saarbruken, germany, at the. Amongst others his teachers were karlheinz stockhausen and ligeti. He has recorded a few solo albums and written an opera, gormenghast, based on mervyn peakes gormenghast trilogy.

With irmin schmidt and holger czukay two classically. He has scored more than forty soundtracks and written an opera, gormenghast, based on the novels by mervyn peake. What does gormenghast mean definition of gormenghast word. I bought this thinking it was the soundtrack to the excellent bbc production of the gormenghast trilogy that aired on pbs. His solo work is being made available here as individual releases outside of the now sold out box set electro violet. Nov 16, 2018 as a composer and as one of cans founding members, irmin schmidt has scored more than one hundred soundtracks. Irmin schmidt new album of piano pieces from the legendary founder of can. A fourth book, written by peakes widow, was published in 2009. In about a year and a half, there should be a book coming out.

The peake family rediscovered this book at the end of 2009 and it was published by overlook press as titus awakes. The series is usually described as a fantasy work, though it does not depict anything magic or paranormal. Irmin schmidt, founder of seminal german krautrock group can composed a three act opera, gormenghast, based on the novels. Mute records irmin schmidt new album of piano pieces. I intend for this wiki to contain details of characters and places in the books and some background to the creation of them. Mervyn laurence peake 9 july 1911 17 november 1968 was an english writer, artist, poet, and illustrator. Irmin schmidt announces live album release recorded at. The book in two parts presents a biography written by rob young and a second part can kiosk written by irmin schmidt, a collage of diary entires and interviews. Before irmin founded the now legendary german band can in 1968 he received a formal musical education and studied composition, piano, conducting and music ethnology. Irmin schmidt announces live album release recorded at his. Gormenghast series project gutenberg selfpublishing. Irmin schmidt, founder of seminal german krautrock group can wrote an opera called gormenghast, based on the novels.

The result is a vast oeuvre which includes a series of solo albums, an opera gormenghast based on the mervyn peak trilogy, a ballet, and over 100 film scores in 2015, he was made a chevalier of the french ordre des arts et des lettres. The lost book of gormenghast to coincide with the 100th anniversary of peakes birth. Gormenghast trilogy project gutenberg selfpublishing. We never saw ourselves as a rock group the prog interview. Its subject is can, arguably the most important experimental group of the twentieth century. One will be the can biography, written by rob young, and the other volume i will edit and write. Irmin schmidt explains, the tracks are spontaneous meditations, only played once and recorded simultaneously no edits or corrections. Irmin schmidt 5 klavierstucke is out now order the album here. A world unto itself and like all fantasy worlds, which deal with myths and history, its an image of ours. Faber and faber announce the release date for the twobook biography penned by the wires rob young and cans irmin schmidt news irmin schmidt box set out this november 15102015. Originally conceived as a single ongoing novel, the series was ended by peakes death and comprises three novels, titus groan 1946, gormenghast 1950, titus alone 1959 and a novella, boy in darkness. A jazzrockprog conceptual album based on the trilogy.

Irmin schmidt releases 5 klavierstucke, an album of five piano pieces recorded last year by the influential composer, musician and founder of can. The series features castle gormenghast, and titus groan, the title character of the first book. The collaboration with fallowell continued with his next project. Following on from the phenomenal success of can box set, the lost tapes, curated by irmin schmidt, jono podmore and mutes daniel miller, and this years cyclopean ep schmidt, kumo, burnt friedman and can drummer jaki liebezeit, 2 nd december 20 will see the longawaited release of the can back catalogue, remastered on vinyl for the very first time. In book one, rob young gives us the full biography of a band that emerged at the vanguard of what would come to be called the krautrock scene in late sixties cologne. Irmin schmidt, founder of seminal german experimental group can, composed a threeact opera, gormenghast, based on the novels. All gates open rob young, irmin schmidt 97805711491. The three works were part of what peake conceived as a lengthy cycle, the. Gormenghast is the collective title given to a series of books by british author mervyn peake.