Pianist Anthony Davis and his Episteme ensemble perform two lengthy and complex pieces ("Still Waters" and "Undine") that mix together aspects of avant-garde jazz and contemporary classical music. Davis' group includes J.D. Parran on flute, clarinet and contrabass clarinet, Marty Ehrlich on clarinet, bass clarinet and flute, cellist Abdul Wadud and percussionist Gerry Hemingway, plus bassoon and violin. Unusual music (reissued on CD) that takes a few listens to fully absorb. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Undine is a novel by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué
concerning Undine, a water spirit who marries a Knight named Huldebrand in order to gain a soul. It is an early German romance,
which has been translated into English and other languages. The novel served as inspiration for two operas in the romantic style by Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann and
Albert Lortzing, respectively. An edition of the book was illustrated by
Arthur Rackham.
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