REVIEW: JON ROSE & VERYAN WESTON - TEMPERAMENT

 

JON ROSE & VERYAN WESTON - TEMPERAMENT (Emanem Disc, 2002)

Produced by Martin Davidson

Cover Art by Varyan Weston and Martin Davidson

Tracks: CD 1: 1- Just tunning, 2- The tuning wheel, 3- Forks 1, 4- The tuning wheel 2, 5- Forks 2, 6- The tuning wheel 3, 7- 3 part Invention 1, 8- Forks 3, 9- Mendel´s Library, 10- The New Guinean Dentist, 11- The Harmonious Anvil 1, 12- The Harmonious Anvil 2, 13- The Harmonious Anvil 3.

CD 2: 1- IN Search of the Pythagoran Comma 1, 2- the Tone ladder 1, 3- In Search of the Boethian Schisma, 4- The tone Ladder 2, 5- The Harmonious Anvil 4, 6- The Tone Ladder 3, 7- Melodic Fragment, Variations 1 to 3, 8- 3 part Invention 2, 9- The Tone Ladder 4, 10- In Search of the Pythagorian Comma 2

Here we have a strange and great double CD set of music done by two great musicians whose goal is to reach new frontiers in experimentation. Here we have Jon Rose (who plays different types of violins including the Double Violin) and Veryan Weston (who plays pianos and keybaords, including the Double Piano ...to see this you have to check the pictures inside the booklet). Here this two masters explore all the sonic possibilities of their instrument using a lot of differrent tunings and temperaments. Here we have such weird thing as Pythagoran temperaments, Meantone 1/4 comma temperament, Rosenberg Aumented temperament, etc. It is amazing how well this two superb musicians use this tunings and temperaments achieving new sounds and making interesting and strange sounding melodies. I will strongly recommend this two CD set to people who want to open their minds and let their imagination flow. I would specially recommend it to musicians who can learn a lot how to experiment with this elements that are used on this amazing recording.

Favorite tracks: Both CDs are wonderful pieces of artsitic experimantation

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