Beethoven, L.V. / Prokofiev / Unltd Collective- Pastoral 21 (CD)
Pastoral Reflections is a contemporary exploration on what the concept of 'Pastoral' means to us in this time of climate crisis. It features classical string sextet alongside field recordings, electronic bass & angular beats, centered around Gabriel Prokofiev's contemporary response to Beethoven's 250 year old Pastoral Symphony. The Album opens with the original first movement of Beethoven's famous symphony (arranged for sextet) - reminding listeners of our less troubled relationship with nature 250 years ago - before moving on to the modern beats of Prokofiev's recent composition Breaking Screens, which explores ideas of consumerism, digital life and impending crisis. The programme climaxes with 5 movement 'Pastoral Reflections' which echoes Beethoven's symphonic narrative, but from a contemporary perspective
Tracklist:
- Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral'~I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande. Allegro ma non tro
- Breaking Screens~Green Into Red
- Breaking Screens~Fivatak
- Breaking Screens~1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Breaking Screens~ChangeUp
- Breaking Screens~Sad Colours 1
- Breaking Screens~Memory Fields
- Breaking Screens~Reflessivo
- Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral'~V. Hiertengesang, frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm. Allegretto
- Pastoral Reflections~I. Allegro ma non troppo (escape into nature)
- Pastoral Reflections~II. Andante con moto (nature reserve with canalised stream)
- Pastoral Reflections~III. Allegro moderato (mega-farm, cyber village)
- Pastoral Reflections~IV. Vivace (sturm)
- Pastoral Reflections~V. Allegretto (stadtpark, faint hopes)
- Breaking Screens~Mobocracy
Pastoral Reflections is a contemporary exploration on what the concept of 'Pastoral' means to us in this time of climate crisis. It features classical string sextet alongside field recordings, electronic bass & angular beats, centered around Gabriel Prokofiev's contemporary response to Beethoven's 250 year old Pastoral Symphony. The Album opens with the original first movement of Beethoven's famous symphony (arranged for sextet) - reminding listeners of our less troubled relationship with nature 250 years ago - before moving on to the modern beats of Prokofiev's recent composition Breaking Screens, which explores ideas of consumerism, digital life and impending crisis. The programme climaxes with 5 movement 'Pastoral Reflections' which echoes Beethoven's symphonic narrative, but from a contemporary perspective
Tracklist:
- Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral'~I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande. Allegro ma non tro
- Breaking Screens~Green Into Red
- Breaking Screens~Fivatak
- Breaking Screens~1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Breaking Screens~ChangeUp
- Breaking Screens~Sad Colours 1
- Breaking Screens~Memory Fields
- Breaking Screens~Reflessivo
- Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral'~V. Hiertengesang, frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm. Allegretto
- Pastoral Reflections~I. Allegro ma non troppo (escape into nature)
- Pastoral Reflections~II. Andante con moto (nature reserve with canalised stream)
- Pastoral Reflections~III. Allegro moderato (mega-farm, cyber village)
- Pastoral Reflections~IV. Vivace (sturm)
- Pastoral Reflections~V. Allegretto (stadtpark, faint hopes)
- Breaking Screens~Mobocracy