Wielka Improwizacja from DIFFERENT TRAINS by Arturas Bumšteinas
WIELKA IMPROWIZACJA (2013)
Radiophonic composition based on the monologue “Wielka Improwizacja” from the 3rd part of poetic drama „Dziady“ (Forefather's Eve) by Adam Mickiewicz and the archival recording of it's reading done by Polish poet-performer Miron Białoszewski. Most parts of this composition were recorded in-and-around the site of the Basilian monastery in Vilnius, which in 19th century was turned into Russian Tsarist prison where both Adam Mickiewicz and a protagonist of his poetic drama were jailed.
performed by: Miron Białoszewski – archival voice recording, Sean Palmer – english narrator, Jūratė Katinaitė – radio narrator, Natalia Bumšteinas – child's voice, Krzysztof Marciniak – guitar and singing, Chordos String Quartet (Ieva Sipaitytė, Vaida Paukštienė, Robertas Bliškevičius, Vita Šiugždinienė), Arturas Bumšteinas – St.Johns' church organ in Vilnius, St. Peter and Paul's church organ in Varniai, broken glass harmonica, field-recordings, short wave radio, reel-to-reel tape recorder.
Special thanks to: Cela Konrada, Holy Trinity Church and Basilian Monastery in Vilnius, Lithuanian Railway Museum, Renata Gadliauskienė, Eglė Šeduikytė-Korienė, Vytis Jurkonis, Antanas Ivinskis, Marcin Staniszewski, Jacek Hawryluk & Małgorzata Małaszko-Stasiewicz.
Tracklist
| 1. | Wielka Improwizacja | 27:40 |
Lyrics
Adam Mickiewicz "Wielka Improwizacja", translated from Polish to English by Charles S. Kraszewski.
