Taking a Line for a Second Walk
| Taking a Line for a Second Walk | |
|---|---|
minimalist music | |
| Length | 56:42 |
| Label | Work Music |
| Producer | Tony Harrison |
| 2004 Signum Music Reissue Cover | |
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Taking a Line for a Second Walk is the name of piano duo reduction of a dance work for
wedding banded-hands (which form the front cover design) and faces visible, with "The Zoo II" as the only caption. The pianists are identified as Helen Hodkinson and Brenda Russell in the Michael Nyman discography on the 1995 promotional compilation Michael Nyman
.
The album was reissued with a new cover and the Music for Two Pianos title by Signum Records on April 5, 2004 (May 25, 2004 in the U.S.). The artist is listed as "The Zoo Duet," but neither Hodkinson nor Russell are identified by name. This led some reviewers to assume that the piano was played by Nyman himself, using overdubs to play both parts.[1]
The title work, which is partially influenced by 1950s
madrigal by Claudio Monteverdi
.
Track listing
- Taking a line for a second walk
11'52" - 5'46"
- 5'27"
- Lady in the Red Hat
5'23" - Water Dances: I
4'04" - II
5'17" - III
5'50 - IV
5'15" - V
7'33"
Personnel
- performed by The Zoo II (Helen Hodkinson and Brenda Russell), pianos
- producer: Tony Harrison
- recording engineer: Mike Hatch, Floating Earth Limited
- executive producer: Richard Hodkinson
- publishers: Chester Music Ltd & Michael Nyman Ltd (Lady in the Red Hat & Taking a Line for a Second Walk)
Michael Nyman Limited (Water Dances) - photography: Eric Butcher & James Braberson (The Zoo Duet)
Work Music (Michael Nyman) - design: Rob Andrews
External links
References
- ^ The Scotsman. Originally appeared at http://entertainment.scotsman.com/music/reviews_specific.cfm?id=9007, but now a dead link, and not available at Archive.org. The actual quote: "Signum's new release of music for two pianos by Michael Nyman wins the award for most unhelpful sleeve notes. Not being a Nyman aficionado, I have no idea who or what The Zoo Duet mentioned on the front cover is. Possibly the album title, or the artists? Then again, the playing sounds as if it may be Nyman himself, double-tracked. Behind this wall of confusion is music Nyman fans are familiar with - hard-edged minimalism in Taking a line for a second walk, which started life as an orchestral score for Houston Ballet, and the sultry oscillating harmonies of Water Dances, originally from the soundtrack to Peter Greenaway's film, Making a Splash."