In 1969 he founded ecm records edition of contemporary music in munich. Travels with manfred eicher, the label head admits, i like to travel. For me it was as important as the hilliards officium. She lives near golden gate park with her husband and son, and spends her days eating avocados and working on her first ya novel.
Manfred eicher and arvo part in a scene from the documentary, sounds and silence, about manfred eicher, founder of the music label ecm. The sound of silence by katrina goldsaito, hardcover. Ecm is an independent record label founded by karl egger, manfred eicher and manfred scheffner in munich in 1969. With manfred eicher, arvo part, anouar brahem, eleni karaindrou. Travels with manfred eicher adalah sebuah film dokumenter yang memberikan pemahaman tentang proses pembuatan musik di ecm records. Since he founded ecm records in 1969, manfred eicher has followed a policy of recording only new music that he considers important. Why the last big music label against streaming caved in. We were looking for a sound that was transparent, detailed and lucid. Stills from the film sounds and silence an ecm production. Sounds and silence travels with manfred eicher dvd. While ecm is best known for jazz music, the label has released a variety of recordings, and ecms artists often refuse to acknowledge boundaries between genres.
Peter guyer and norbert wiedmer sounds and silence. Moving between studios and coordinating recording sessions around the globe has made him inherently itinerant. His books have generated more than 210,000 sales combined. He does not look his age, more like an amiable ascetic with a tidy moustache, mediumlength grey hair, dressed in a shirt and jeans. Over a period of five years, swiss film makers norbert wiedmer and peter guyer followed producer manfred eicher and the artists of ecm around the world. Sounds and silence travels with manfred eicher trailer. Also in 2009, after five years work, swiss filmmakers norbert wiedmer and peter guyer issued sounds and silence, their documentary on eicher.
I appreciate yoshito being in tokyo and he, as a japanese boy, never heard the traditional instrument, koko until he ran into the player. Katrina goldsaitos favorite sound is the sound of bare feet on tatami mats. Its not just the sound he can alter the musical logic with a suggestion that seems to come from nowhere, and it almost always involves creating new space for the musicians to explore. Nov 20, 2014 sounds and silence travels with manfred eicher a film by peter guyer and norbert wiedmer dvd release of the acclaimed documentary film which won the berner film prize 2009 and is nominated for. Eicher studied music at the academy of music in berlin. The journey takes you on location for recording the artists, and shares some comments from manfred, and the artists. Sejalan dengan judulnya, tokoh protagonis di film ini tak lain adalah penggagas ecm, manfred eicher. Ecm edition of contemporary music is an independent record label founded by karl egger, manfred eicher and manfred scheffner in munich in 1969. In the history of recorded music there have been very few producers who names alone immediately conjure up a particular aesthetic and sound. If you love the ecm artists and recordings produced by manfred eicher, this 87 minute film will give you a beautiful insight into manfreds process.
Composer eleni karaindrou says of eicher, wherever manfred works, he is 100 percent involved. The sound of silence is a great book that a boy name, yoshio, explores sounds of silence after he met a koto playing. Music for the film sounds and silence 2011, cd discogs. Travels with manfred eicherits beauty and absolute verisimilitude begging for repeat watchestheres plenty to be affirmed, plenty to be learned, and plenty still left unanswered. The journey takes you on location for recording the artists. And as much as the ecm sound pristine clarity, a sense of space and feel for silence garnered an audience, so, too, did eichers eye for packaging. Eicher is one of the most popular authors for amish fiction. Nonetheless, sounds and silence is quite beautiful to watch as we travel through the different coloured locales and listen to the respective musical sounds.
Oct 26, 2009 a musical journey through the world of tones, sounds and noises. Record company chief follows own muse the new york times. A beautifully ringing tone, for instance, is like the streak of a comet, like a falling star that discharges a. Sounds and silence travels with manfred eicher a film by peter guyer and norbert wiedmer dvd release of the acclaimed documentary film. As longtime ecm recording artist keith jarrett s performance of g. Peter guyer and norbert wiedmer sounds and silence travels. Together, eicher explained, we worked on developing a sound, and an appreciation of space and silence. Oct 24, 2019 together, eicher explained, we worked on developing a sound, and an appreciation of space and silence. The school of sound lectures, 19982001 is the first compendium of the events presentations that investigate the modern soundtrack and the ways sound combines with image in both art and entertainment. Manfred eicher is the founder of edition of contemporary music ecm records, a label he formed in 1969. The school of sound lectures, 19982001 is the first compendium of the events presentations that investigate the modern soundtrack and the ways sound combines with image in. His bestselling books include the little valley series, hannahs heart books and the adams county trilogy.
Travels with manfred eicher by peter guyer and norber widermer 2009 is also available for viewing in full. Through its sophisticated sleeve art, exquisite resonance and pioneering artists, ecm would become an enduring influence on contemporary music. Oct 24, 2019 despite the appeal of such a personalized space, eicher hardly is chained to his desk. Further along in the creative process, eicher emphasizes the importance of sequencing and shaping the final program. The school of sound is a unique annual event exploring the use of sound in film, which has attracted practitioners, academics and artists from around the world. Manfred eicher born 9 july 1943, in lindau, germany is a german record producer and the founder of ecm records eicher studied music at the academy of music in berlin. Sounds and silence travels with manfred eicher discogs. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Manfred eicher, arvo part, eleni karaindrou, dino saluzzi, anja lechner, anouar brahem. Tracks 8 and 9 recorded live at alte oper, frankfurt, in 2008 photos. Jan 30, 2012 nonetheless, sounds and silence is quite beautiful to watch as we travel through the different coloured locales and listen to the respective musical sounds.
Sep 18, 2011 for me, the luminosity of sound has always been a goal, manfred eicher tells the camera in an early sequence of sounds and silence. Manfred eicher born 9 july 1943, lindau, germany is a german record producer and the founder of ecm records. Triskel ecm weekend at guinness cork jazz festival. In a rare interview, manfred eicher, founder of the influential ecm label, talks tradition and production values with en liang khong. Manfred eicher john potter musician and writer blog.
Sounds and silence travels with manfred eicher a film. For me, the luminosity of sound has always been a goal, manfred eicher tells the camera in an early sequence of sounds and silence. Record producer manfred eicher founded ecm records in munich in 1969, with a unique vision that placed equal emphasis on sound, art and design. The sound of silence by katrina goldsaito goodreads.
It began life as only ecm projects can an invitation from manfred eicher, an exchange of ideas completely free of musicological or any other constraints, and a result that no one could have predicted. The labels early slogan was famously the most beautiful sound next. Most of the pieces are lowkey and understated and feature chamber ensembles, although there are several piano. A magnificent obsession robert baird nov 21, 2010 at a time when the heads of most record labels barely know how to play a record, let alone make one, manfred eicherowner, founder, and inspiration of ecm records, which celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2010has been intimately involved in the making of nearly 1200 of them. Eichers productions had distinctly european sound from the offset cold, yet warm, rich in tone, and recorded with trademark german precision. Im not sure that manfred liked recording in england much but it didnt dampen his inspiration, and every track has the eicher signature on it. Ecm albums came in austere covers often with chilly, atmospheric photographs of barren landscapes that were stark and introspective parallels of the music within. At ecm, eicher became the label s producer, helping to create an eclectic style of music that drew from european chamber and classical music traditions but was played in an improvisatory fashion by jazz musicians from around the world. Tallinna kammerorkester eesti filharmoonia kammerkoor. It says a lot about eicher and ecm records that jarrett, who first recorded for the label.
There may still be plenty we dont know about manfred eicher, but through 87 minutes of sounds and silence. In his humble presence, it seems apparent that eicher is very devoted to his craft. Trumpeter avishai cohens ecm debut, 2016s into the silence, is a ruminative, elegiac album far if not completely removed from the kinetic, aggressive postbop of his 2014 effort, dark nights. Just as remarkably, he has personally produced the vast majority of the more than 1500 albums released by his own label, the edition of contemporary music or ecm. Yoshio spends the rest of the book trying to listen for silence in his citya tall orderand finds it early the next morning when hes lost in a book. Manfred eicher says he is often asked when he will make a followup to his small music companys bestselling disk of the last decade. On monday 12 february 2018 manfred eicher was presented with an honorary fellowship of the royal academy of music by principal jonathan freemanattwood. Sounds and silence travels with manfred eicher trailer youtube. Manfred eicher appearing in nyc open to the public. May 24, 2010 and as much as the ecm sound pristine clarity, a sense of space and feel for silence garnered an audience, so, too, did eichers eye for packaging. Various music for the film sounds and silence discogs. It is an apt description of the filmmakers and their process, tasked as they are with interpreting an archive. The film traces his life at concerts, in recording studios, in. In search of free jazz and free expression jazz the.
The swiss documentary filmmakers peter guyer and norbert wiedmer have captured ecms work in their film sound and silence, first screened on the piazza. Editions of contemporary music had been founded in munich five years previously by manfred eicher, initially to record exiled american musicians in europe. In tokyo, she worked as an oncamera tv journalist and producer for nhkworld, and has written for national geographic, the christian science monitor, npr, and the japan times. I have great pleasure in presenting manfred eicher, who is to receive honorary fellowship of the royal academy of music. Travels with manfred eicher was released in 2009 and this 2011 soundtrack album is made up largely of tracks taken from previously released ecm albums that eicher produced, some from as early as 1980. On the way through a world of sounds and noise with manfred eicher, the oustanding discoverer and mediator of contemporary music and founder of the music label ecm. In footage from estonia, tunisia, germany, france, denmark, greece, argentina and elsewhere, their documentary movie sounds and silence has captured aspects of the musicmaking process at ecm. Ecm and manfred eicher on the search for the sublime. Sounds and silence travels with manfred eicher dvd 2011. A beautifully ringing tone, for instance, is like the streak of a comet, like a falling star that discharges a light and leaves a tail behind. Sounds and silence, a documentary film profiling ecm records founder and producer manfred eicher, will be screened september 12 at 6.
The most beautiful sound is the sound of ma, of silence, she replies. As with all ecm releases, into the silence was produced by label founder manfred eicher and, as such, fits nicely into the catalog next to works by the late trumpeter kenny wheeler and others. Manfred eicher read more about this and other grammys news at. Since the 1990s, all ecm recordings begin with five seconds of silence, and so, too, do directors norbert wiedmer and peter guyer open their feature film on the heralded german record label and its enigmatic founder, sounds and silence. Silence comes in a moment with momentum realization. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Manfred eicher wins downbeat lifetime achievement award. Eichers visual orientation finds expression in his longstanding preference to record in oslo, whose qualities of light, and the atmosphere inspired by its light, he says, keep him returning. Sounds and silence travels with manfred eicher a film by. The sound of silence by katrina goldsaito, hardcover barnes. Personal life when jerry eicher was young, he spent almost a decade in the honduras. Its twelve years since the first dowland project album the only one with music by dowland himself. Excursions into a world of sounds and noises with manfred eicher, the outstanding arbiter of contemporary music and founder of the ecm record label.
Until this one, there have been no commercial reshuffles of any. In this unprecedented dvd release, documentarians peter guyer and norbert. Eicher s visual orientation finds expression in his longstanding preference to record in oslo, whose qualities of light, and the atmosphere inspired by its light, he says, keep him returning. A musical journey through the world of tones, sounds and noises. Eicher talked about his life and work in a wideranging conversation with the academys deputy principal and dean mark racz. If you love the ecm artists and recordings produced by manfred eicher, this 87 minute film will give you a beautiful insight into manfred s process. Thirdtime downbeat poll win for manfred eicher and ecm.
In peter guyer and norbert wiedmers 2009 documentary, sounds and silence. Why the last big music label against streaming caved in the ecm record label was long a holdout against streaming, with boss manfred eicher believing in the integrity of the album. These fellowships are limited to one hundred distinguished individuals for their services to the profession. Although billed as a road movie and patterned by footage of label founder and producer manfred eicher in various states of transport, it is equally concerned with the nonliteral paths that have led to the creation, sustenance, and influence of the german imprint and its ongoing permutations.
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