| Iron Wedding | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Recorded | 19–20 March 2008 |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Length | 65:20 |
| Label | Intakt |
Iron Wedding is an album by Aki Takase and Alexander von Schlippenbach.
Background
[edit]Pianists Aki Takase and Alexander von Schlippenbach had not recorded duets together for 15 years.[1] The previous album was Piano Duets: Live in Berlin 93/94.
Recording and music
[edit]The album was recorded on 19 and 20 March 2008.[2] Of the 17 tracks, some "are casual-sounding formal conundrums; others charge along in a kind of psychic boogie".[1]
Release and reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Down Beat |    [3] |
| The Guardian | [1] |
Iron Wedding was released by Intakt Records.[1] Critic John Fordham wrote that "None of this music addresses any familiar hooks, grooves or thematic ideas, but the spontaneous thoughts of two such consummate keyboard artists and thinkers make a very powerful substitute."[1]
Track listing
[edit]- "Early Light"
- "Circuit"
- "Suite in Five Parts"
- "Steinblock"
- "Twelve Tone Tales"
- "RTP"
- "Gold Inside"
- "Eight"
- "Zankapfel"
- "Thrown In"
- "Off Hand"
- "Dwarn's Late Light"
- "Iron Wedding"
- "Passacaglia 1, 2, 3"
- "Yui's Dance"
- "Rain"
- "Far On"
Personnel
[edit]- Aki Takase – piano
- Alexander von Schlippenbach – piano
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Fordham, John (30 January 2009) "Alex Schlippenbach/Aki Takase: Iron Wedding". The Guardian.
- ^ "Aki Takase Alexander von Schlippenbach – Iron Wedding". Intakt Records. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ Drouot, Alain (September 2009) "Aki Takase/Alexander von Schlippenbach: Iron Wedding – Piano Duets". Down Beat. p. 73.