Music for Ondes Martenot

Rare instrument specialist Thomas Bloch is equally at home performing on the soundtrack of Amadeus, on stage with Radiohead, or at Milan’s La Scala (playing glass harmonica, cristal Baschet or ondes Martenot). This CD offers the widest possible range of repertoire for the ondes Martenot, one of the earliest electronic instruments (1919): a solo work and an ensemble for nine ondes Martenot (Bloch), chamber music (MartinÛ, Messiaen), double concerto with piano, orchestra and percussion (Wisson), electroacoustic compositions (Redolfi, Touchard), and a fully composed piece (Cooper) which contrasts with a partially improvised work (Rolin). These at times surprising works are performed by Bloch and some of his fellow-composers, and also feature Phil Minton, Fernand Quattrocchi, the Pomeranian Quartet and the Paderewski Philharmonic Orchestra, among others.

Tracklist

Messiaen, Olivier
Wisson, Bernard (piano)
Bloch, Thomas (ondes martenot)
1 Feuillet inedit No. 4 02:48
Wisson, Bernard (piano)
Bloch, Thomas (ondes martenot)
Bloch, Thomas
Bloch, Thomas (ondes martenot)
2 Formule 03:31
Bloch, Thomas (ondes martenot)
Wisson, Bernard
Wisson, Bernard (piano)
Bloch, Thomas (ondes martenot)
Paderewski Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Quattrocchi, Fernand (Conductor)
3 Kyriade I 06:23
Wisson, Bernard (piano)
Bloch, Thomas (ondes martenot)
Paderewski Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Quattrocchi, Fernand (Conductor)
4 Kyriade II: excerpt 03:33
Wisson, Bernard (piano)
Bloch, Thomas (ondes martenot)
Paderewski Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Quattrocchi, Fernand (Conductor)
5 Kyriade IV 06:22
Wisson, Bernard (piano)
Bloch, Thomas (ondes martenot)
Paderewski Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Quattrocchi, Fernand (Conductor)
Redolfi, Michel
Belling, Susan (vocals)
Bloch, Thomas (ondes martenot)
Redolfi, Michel (electronics)
6 Mare Teno 07:23
Belling, Susan (vocals)
Bloch, Thomas (ondes martenot)
Redolfi, Michel (electronics)
Bloch, Thomas
Bloch, Thomas (ondes martenot)
Thomas Bloch Waves Orchestra (Orchestra)
7 Lude 9.6 02:18
Bloch, Thomas (ondes martenot)
Thomas Bloch Waves Orchestra (Orchestra)
Cooper, Lindsay
Cooper, Lindsay (narrator)
Kenovic, Ademir (narrator)
Minton, Phil (vocals)
Cooper, Lindsay (bassoon)
Brodrick, Dean (keyboards)
Cooper, Lindsay (synthesizer)
Bloch, Thomas (ondes martenot)
Abrahams, Brian (drumset)
Siracusa, Gerard (percussion)
8 Nightmare 06:09
Cooper, Lindsay (narrator)
Kenovic, Ademir (narrator)
Minton, Phil (vocals)
Cooper, Lindsay (bassoon)
Brodrick, Dean (keyboards)
Cooper, Lindsay (synthesizer)
Bloch, Thomas (ondes martenot)
Abrahams, Brian (drumset)
Siracusa, Gerard (percussion)
Martinů, Bohuslav
Swatowski, Marek (oboe)
Wisson, Bernard (piano)
Bloch, Thomas (ondes martenot)
Pomerian Quartet (Ensemble)
Quattrocchi, Fernand (Conductor)
9 Fantasia, H. 301 15:28
Swatowski, Marek (oboe)
Wisson, Bernard (piano)
Bloch, Thomas (ondes martenot)
Pomerian Quartet (Ensemble)
Quattrocchi, Fernand (Conductor)
Bloch, Thomas
Touchard, Olivier
Bloch, Thomas (ondes martenot)
Bloch, Thomas (cristal Baschet)
Touchard, Olivier (electronics)
10 Euplotes 2 05:02
Bloch, Thomas (ondes martenot)
Bloch, Thomas (cristal Baschet)
Touchard, Olivier (electronics)
Rolin, Etienne
Rolin, Etienne (flute)
Rolin, Etienne (saxophone)
Bloch, Thomas (ondes martenot)
11 Heterodyne 02:12
Rolin, Etienne (flute)
Rolin, Etienne (saxophone)
Bloch, Thomas (ondes martenot)
12 Jungle Jingle 00:53
Rolin, Etienne (flute)
Rolin, Etienne (saxophone)
Bloch, Thomas (ondes martenot)
13 Creature Beat 02:18
Rolin, Etienne (flute)
Rolin, Etienne (saxophone)
Bloch, Thomas (ondes martenot)
Bloch, Thomas
Bougis, Hubert - Arranger
Bloch, Thomas (ondes martenot)
Thomas Bloch Waves Orchestra (Orchestra)
14 Intro 04:43
Bloch, Thomas (ondes martenot)
Thomas Bloch Waves Orchestra (Orchestra)
15 A Name 01:28
Bloch, Thomas (ondes martenot)
Thomas Bloch Waves Orchestra (Orchestra)
16 Item 03:16
Bloch, Thomas (ondes martenot)
Thomas Bloch Waves Orchestra (Orchestra)

Total Playing Time: 01:13:47