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Nietzsche Music Project, inc. : The Music of Friedrich Nietzsche
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German Romantic Classical music (for piano, piano duet, voice and piano, and violin and piano) composed by the 19th century German philosopher.
Genre: Classical: Traditional
Release Date: 2003
The Music of Friedrich Nietzsche
Nietzsche Music Project, inc.
Record Label: Nietzsche Music Project
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Preview Song Name Time Buy
1. CD #1 Da geht ein Bach (piano version) 2:18 Album Only
2. Aus der Jugendzeit 2:55 Album Only
3. Mein Platz vor der Tür 1:58 Album Only
4. Das Kind an die erloschener 1:53 Album Only
5. Da geht ein Bach (Vocal arrangement) 1:48 Album Only
6. Ständchen 2:14 Album Only
7. Es winkt und neigt sich 1:52 Album Only
8. Unendlich 2:55 Album Only
9. Gern und Gerner 1:18 Album Only
10. Das Zerbrochene Ringlein 4:19 Album Only
11. Ungewitter 2:14 Album Only
12. Junge Fischerin 3:41 Album Only
13. Verwelkt 1:37 Album Only
14. Beschwörung 4:23 Album Only
15. Monodie à Deux 4:09 Album Only
16. Kirchengeschichtliches Responsorium 2:17 Album Only
17. Wie sich Rebenranken schwingen 1:07 Album Only
18. Nachspiel 1:58 Album Only
19. Gebet an das Leben 2:00 Album Only
20. CD #2 Eine Sylvesternacht 14:17 Album Only
21. Nachklang einer Sylvesternacht 15:36 Album Only
22. Manfred-Meditation 12:10 Album Only
23. Das Fragment an sich 3:49 Album Only
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Album Notes

[2 CD set with CD-Rom, and 32 page informative booklet in English and German: music for solo piano, voice and piano, piano duo, violin and piano: David Blackburn, tenor; Christian Hebel, violin; Manolis Papasifakis and Thomas Coote, pno: Stephen Blauweiss, booklet, CD-Rom design and videography: Joe Patrych, engineer: ]


Who would have guessed that one of the most controversial figures of the western philosophical tradition, the 19th century German philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900), also wrote music?

Until 1990, Nietzsche's activity as a gifted, though largely untutored composer, remained an unknown quantity to all save a few erudite scholars. It was at that time that the Nietzsche Music Project, an interdisciplinary enterprise devoted to exploring the links between music and literature, surfaced in New York. The NMP produced two discs devoted to Nietzsche's compositions which were released in 1991 and '92 on the Newport Classic label. These recordings earned widespread critical acclaim in the mainstream media and plaudits from the general public.

This current 2-CD set is NMP's second survey of this unique repertoire. Like his writing, Nietzsche's music is exceptional in every way. Given the above-average quality of a good number of the pieces, we believe that, as with all good music, these works deserve a second look. Certainly, his best compositions are substantial enough to invite multiple perspectives. Aside from their purely musical qualities, they provide fascinating insights into the creative personality of a young man who would eventually develop into the author of some of the most moving and provocative philosophical writings ever written.

The set includes an illustrated 32 page booklet with background essays in English and German, song translations in English, and a CD-Rom with clips from the NMP's upcoming documentary film, Zarathustra's Drunken Song, narrated by the distinguished actor, Fritz Weaver, with German narration by Klaus Werner. Additional essays on the subject of Nietzsche and music in both English and German are also included.

For more information about The NMP and its projects, visit our site at www.nmp-online.org

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REVIEWS

I recommend this CD set
author: adam neikirk
                            
"Nietzsche's various compositions are brilliant, chaotic storms of sadness, anger, and hope. The music, composed numerous years before the writing of his famous Thus Spoke Zarathustra, is almost a premonition in that the emotional fury of notes and harmonies parallels Zarathustra's most profound passages. I recommend this CD set to both lovers of Nietzsche and of classical music." Adam Neikirk, a listener
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Very Good CD
author: Beth
                            
This CD was the perfect gift for my girlfriend who is a Friedrich freak. The music itself is very simple, however this makes the CD all the more intresting since the music is coming from such a complicated man. I would very much recommend this CD to all out there.
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author: Miguel
                            
The cd is great and I recommend it.
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Really great; any true fan of Nietzsche's philosophy will appreciate this
author: Laura
                            
Nietzsche does a great job of expressing the joy and power he speaks of in his writing (and also some of the lonliness we see in Zarathustra) with a surprising amount of technical competence, given that he is first and foremost a philospoher, not a musician. Worth checking out
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