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Thomas De Hartmann The Music Of Gurdjieff / De Hartmann

Light In The Attic | Item No: 527632
Vinyl 5LP | 2017 / US – Original | New
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Limited edition for Record Store Day 2017!

"The Music Of Gurdjieff / De Hartmann" is the result of an extraordinary collaboration between the Greek-Armenian spiritual teacher, G. I. Gurdjieff and Russian composer, Thomas de Hartmann. Gurdjieff traveled for twenty years in the Middle East and Central Asia to discover and develop the teaching which now bears his name. Meditative and mindful, Gurdjieff’s music stems from Eastern melodies and music he heard in remote monasteries.

From 1923 to 1929, Thomas de Hartmann worked closely with Gurdjieff at his Institute for the Harmonious Development of Man outside Paris, translating into European notation the music Gurdjieff composed from his travels. The original tapes containing these tracks were recorded in the 1950s under informal circumstances with rudimentary equipment, never intended to be heard by the public. As for the instrumentation, the performance is stripped down to nothing more than a single piano (played by de Hartmann) but lacks absolutely nothing; rather de Hartmann uses the negative space between notes to revel in resonance, in turn capturing remarkable depth and meaning.

Following the appearance of a track on LITA’s “I Am The Center: Private Issue New Age In America 1950-1990”, this material, out of print on vinyl for over three decades, could be considered the seeds that would eventually grow to become the roots of what we now think of as new age music. Jazz pianist Keith Jarrett, who recorded the album G. I. Gurdjieff: Sacred Hymns for the ECM label in 1980, is among the artists to interpret this music since, but the tracks presented in this five LP box-set are the only recordings available of de Hartmann himself playing the music he and Gurdjieff composed. Also included are seven additional recordings, never before available on vinyl, including a talk by de Hartmann about Gurdjieff’s view of the music.

This official Record Store Day 2017 release is limited to 1,000 copies only. The first ever vinyl reissue of these recordings, includes 7 bonus pieces never before on vinyl.
All audio restored and remastered from the original analog master tapes. New artwork is featured on 5 deluxe Stoughton “tip-on” jackets and slipcase. This release also contains essay, archive photos and download card for MP3 of all 56 pieces. The final side features custom etching.
Item Details
Item No: 527632
Artist: Thomas De Hartmann
Title: The Music Of Gurdjieff / De Hartmann
Label: Light In The Attic
Catalog No: LITA158LP
Format: Vinyl 5LP, Vinyl, LP
Pressing: US – Original
Release Date: 2017
Genre: Classical Music
Style: Classical Music
Available since: 2017-04-18
Condition: New
Price: $ 35.42
Weight: 1250g (plus 250g Packaging)
Tracklist
A1 Holy Affirming, Holy Denying, Holy Reconciling
A2 The Resurrection Of Christ
A3 Prayer And Despair
A4 Sayyid No.10
A5 Hymn (January 2,1927)
B1 Sacred Reading From The Koran
B2 Sayyid Song
B3 Hymn For Easter Thursday
B4 Hymn To The Endless Creator
B5 Prayer No. 2
B6 Essene Hymn
C1 Hymn From A Great Temple­ — No.1
C2 “rejoice, Beelzebub!”
C3 Bayaty
C4 Kurd Melody From Isfahan
C5 Meditation
C6 “the Struggle Of The Magicians” (Excerpt No.1)
D1 Reading From A Sacred Book
D2 “the Struggle Of The Magicians” (Excerpt No. 3)
D3 Katzapsky Song
D4 Kurd Melody
D5 “the Struggle Of The Magicians” (Excerpt No.2)
D6 The Bokharian Dervish Hadji Asvatz-Troov
E1 Kurd Shepherd Dance
E2 Sayyid No. 14
E3 Kurd Shepherd Melody
E4 Caucasian Dance
E5 Sayyid No.1
E6 Persian Song
F1 Hymn For Christmas Day — No. 2
F2 Sayyid No. 13
F3 Sayyid No. 9
F4 Song Of The Fisherwomen
F5 On Leaving For Cannes
F6 Sayyid Song And Dance
F7 Hymn (February 14, 1926)
G1 Hymn For Christmas Day — No. 1
G2 Vespers Anthem
G3 Sayyid No. 7
G4 For Mr. Gurdjieff’s Wife
G5 Kurd Melody For Two Flutes
G6 Assyrian Women Mourners
G7 Easter Hymn And Night Procession
H1 Hymn For Easter Wednesday
H2 Prayer And Procession
H3 Prayer And Procession
H4 Night Procession
H5 Remembrance
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