Harry Bertoia ‎– Sonambient (Complete Collection)

Harry Bertoia ‎– Sonambient (Complete Collection)

Harry Bertoia – Diamond Chair Yves Orban
from AlICe lab

彫刻家、即興詩人ハリー・ベルトイアの20年間の仕事をカプセル化し、新しくオリジナルのマスタリールから復元された ” Sonambient ( Complete Collection ) ” 。バートイア・アーカイブから、長い歴史的なエッセイ、ハリー・ベルトイアとのスミソニアン・インタビュー、Sonambient時代の素材が記録された100ページの小冊子と11のディスク（ CD ) がコンパイルされている。1950年代にはハリー・ベルトイア（1915-1978） は、すでに有名なアメリカの彫刻家として音の出る彫刻から呼び起された即席に作られた断片の、純然たる音響トーンを作成しはじめていた。バートイアは、彼の色調の彫刻、およびそれらの調和的に作成された音楽と環境を説明するための用語「Sonambient」を考え出した。ペンシルベニアの森の納屋で、ハリーは、4つの頭上のマイクロフォンおよび1/4インチテープレコーダを使って直観的なサウンドの実験を記録し、1970年に彼は最初のSonambient LPをリリースした。これらの豊かな高調波を通して、彼の彫刻でのトーンおよび純粋なゴングバートイアをパルス化されたこのボックスセットでの音響は、サウンド・インスタレーションのように空間的で、ほんのわずかな空気の流れをも音響化されている。音響を構成要素として用いる立体作品Sonambientはオブジェとしても美しく、視覚的鑑賞物としてもその存在感を顕示している。アナログシンセ復活の時代に、こうしたヴィジュアル・アーティストのSound sculptureでの音響も無視できない、、

“I don’t hold onto terms like music and sculpture anymore. Those old distinctions have lost all their meaning. ( Harry Bertoia, 1976 ) ” 。

https://vimeo.com/150107195
Bertoia Promo Clip
from Trigger.ch
A short Promo Clip for the Collectors Box of EMG, for Harry Bertoias 100th Anniversary. Relased end of december 2015. I did a DVD, exploring Bertoias Soundsculptures.

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Harry Bertoia “Mellow Tops” from The Complete Sonambient Collection 11 CD Box – Available 12.5.15
Resources:
Bertoia Foundation: http://www.harrybertoia.org/
Bertoia Italy: http://www.arietobertoia.org/
Bertoia Studios: http://www.bertoiasounds.com/

Harry Bertoia ‎– Sonambient (Complete Collection)
Important Records ‎– IMPREC419
11 × CD, Reissue
Box Set, Compilation
US
Feb 2016
Classical
Experimental
Untitled
1-1 Space Voyage 15:11
1-2 Echoes Of Other Times 14:45
Untitled
2-1 Swift Sounds 9:17
2-2 Phosphorescene 12:51
Untitled
3-1 Unfolding 18:27
3-2 Sounds Beyond 14:53
Untitled
4-1 Gong Gong 16:01
4-2 Elemental 17:46
Untitled
5-1 All And More 17:48
5-2 Passage 14:13
Untitled
6-1 Energyzing 22:05
6-2 Mellow Tops 21:19
Untitled
7-1 Continuum 20:06
7-2 Near And Far 21:47
Untitled
8-1 Swinging Bars 10:58
8-2 Vulcan’s Play 14:06
Untitled
9-1 Ocean Mysteries 23:40
9-2 Softly Played 18:44
Untitled
10-1 Here And Now 20:53
10-2 Unknown 13:03
Untitled
11-1 Bellissima Bellissima Bellissima 18:15
11-2 Nova 13:43
Design [Original Jacket Design] – Harry Bertoia
Interviewer [Smithsonian Interview] – Paul Cummings
Layout [CD Box Set], Design [CD Box Set], Realization [CD Box Set Production] – John Brien
Liner Notes [Essay: Sounds Of Bertoia] – Beverly H. Twitchell, Ph.D
Liner Notes [Introduction] – John Brien
Liner Notes [Preface] – Harry Bertoia
Liner Notes [Thoughts On Bertoia] – Celia Bertoia, David Harrington, David Sefton, Lesta Bertoia, Peter Greene (3), Thomas M. Welsh, Val Bertoia
Mastered By [Mastered For CD By] – James Plotkin
Photography By [Bertoia Barn 1970-1978] – Beverly H. Twitchell, Ph.D
Photography By [Bertoia Barn Today 2012-2015] – John Brien
Photography By [Cover Photo, CD11] – Guy Tomme
Photography By [Sonambient Cover Photos, CD1 to CD10] – Beverly Twitchell
Recorded By – Harry Bertoia
Sounds [Sound], Other [Sculptures] – Harry Bertoia
Technician [Sonambient LP’s Prepared By] – Peter Greene
Transferred By [LPS 10570 Transfer] – John Brien*, Ken Smith
Transferred By [Master Tape Transfers] – Alix Bricault, John Brien
On Important Records sticker affixed to the shrinkwrap:
Included are all 11 of Bertoia’s records newly restored from the master tapes and housed in replica jackets, a 100 page* book includes an essay written by art historian Beverly Twitchell, Smithsonian interview with Bertoia, Sonambient era material from the Bertoia archive plus modern and archival photos of Bertoia’s Bertoias [sic].
*The book consists of 114 pages.
From the liner notes:
The first record (LPS 10570) had to be transferred from an LP and all possible effort was made to make it sound as accurate as possible.
Thank you
Val Bertoia and Celia Bertoia for opening the Bertoia archives
Beverly Twitchell and Peter Greene for guidance
Liner notes (Introduction): John Brien, September 30, 2015
Liner notes (Thoughts On Bertoia): David Sefton, Director/Adelaide Festival – Australia
Liner notes (Thoughts On Bertoia): Thomas M. Welsh, Director of Performing Arts, The Cleveland Museum of Art, August 2014
Liner notes (Thoughts On Bertoia): David Harrington, Kronos Quartet
Liner notes (Thoughts On Bertoia): Lesta Bertoia, 2015
Liner notes (Thoughts On Bertoia): Celia Bertoia, 2014
Smithsonian interview: Archives of American Art/Sonambient excerpt
Manufacturing dates mentioned in the book:
F/W 1023 to F/W 1032: 1978
LPS 10570: 1970

Recording dates from Bertoia’s log of selected recordings for the ten records pressed in 1978 (facsimile):
Record 1, Side 1, Swift Sounds: Aug. 12, 1973
Record 1, Side 2, Phosphorescene: Dec. 1971
Record 2, Side 1, Unfolding: Sept. 18, 1974
Record 2, Side 2, Sounds Beyond: Sept. 1974
Record 3, Side 1, Gong Gong: Nov. 9, 1974
Record 3, Side 2, Elemental: Oct. 20, 1974
Record 4, Side 1, All and More: Nov. 10, 1974
Record 4, Side 2, Passage: July 16, 1974
Record 5, Side 1, Energyzing: Oct. 20, 1974
Record 5, Side 2, Mellow Tops: Jan. 16, 1975
Record 6, Side 1, Continuum: Aug. 12, 1973
Record 6, Side 2, Near and Far: Aug. 17, 1973
Record 7, Side 1, Swinging Bars: Jan. 19, 1975
Record 7, Side 2, Vulcan’s Play: Feb. 22, 1975
Record 8, Side 1, Ocean Mysteries: Dec. 11, 1971
Record 8, Side 2, Softly Played: July 17, 1974
Record 9, Side 1, Here and Now: Sept. 1, 1973
Record 9, Side 2, Unknown: Nov. 11, 1971
Record 10, Side 1, Space Voyage: Aug. 10, 1970
Record 10, Side 2, Echoes of Other Times: April 30, 1970

Track 1-1 is titled “Space Voyage” on CD1 sleeve and disc and “Space Adventure” in the book.
Track 8-2 is titled “Vulcans Play” on CD8 sleeve and “Vulcan’s Play” on disc and in the book.
Important Records catalog no. IMPREC419 only appears in the discs’ matrices.
Barcode printed on sticker.
Packaged in a sturdy card box.
IMPORTANT RECORDS 2016

https://vimeo.com/23696508
Meat Grease
from Shelby Shaw
Experimental narrative film in three acts.
Shot on 16mm using a Bolex H16 REX-5 camera. Shot on location across America and in Canada.
Sound created by a Harry Bertoia sculpture.
Filmed, directed, produced, and edited by Shelby Shaw, Mandy Penksa, Daniel Baeza, and Lauren Davis.
April 2011.