"FraKctured" by King Crimson. Arranged for strings
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- Опубліковано 24 чер 2018
- From the concert at the Grieghallen foyer (Bergen) on Saturday May 26th 2018
Grieg Academy Chamber Orchestra -
Violins:
Diltumar Ehetabdu
June Ekornåsvåg Gjellestad
Dmytro Kozar
Ingeborg Ekeland
Olga Melby Larsson
Oddhild Nyberg
Vladimíra Ščigulinská
Violas:
Nina Mikhailova
Ricardo Odriozola
Cellos:
Peter Moi
John Ehde
Bass:
Amanda Alvheim Krüger
Silence:
Carmen Bóveda
The league of Crafty Strings players!!! Awesome.
Bravo to who transcribed it, and bravo to the arranger. And bravo to the cellist in the middle.
It's crucial for a Fripp piece to have someone glaring around with an aloof look of malevolent disdain, way more important than playing actual notes!
Woman in the middle is imitating Fripp during tacet.
no, she's imitating Bruford in "Trio"
@@2dan4me97 give me probs for my tight musical lingo
@@2dan4me97 Better comparison. Fripp seems to sit still, but his hands work the snares like crazy.
It is not a woman, it is a binaural microphone…
@@karayuschij Hahahaha!!!
You’ve somehow made Krimson even more terrifying. Bravo!
The quality, of KC music, transladed for a Orchestra, seems like a classical composition
why not ? there is a clear Stravinsky influence on Fripp............ listen to Rite of Spring.It totally makes sense.......
Fripp usually cites Bela Bartok as one of his main inspirations. And it shows
Sumphonic prog IS contemporary classical music!!
Absolutely. Above all I can hear B. Hermann resounding here
20th century abstract.
How wonderfully exciting!
(I wonder what the cellist did that was so wrong she was sent to the naughty chair… )
Astonishingly wonderful ! I modestly play lead electric guitar and, to me, Robert Fripp has always been one of greatest guitar genius in the world along these 50 years, since King Crimson was created. I clearly remember when 'Fracture' ( the first one, from the "Starless and Bible Black" album ) was released, in 1974 ( at that time, I was studying classical guitar ). "Fracture"/ "FraKctured" is not only a very difficult piece... it's EXTREMELY DIFFICULT ! So, one thousand congratulations to the wonderful players here and mostly to the musician who transcribed it from guitar to violins, violas and cellos. Great work !!!
"FraKctured" is an etude that challenges one's neurology no matter how it's honorably approached -- with guitar, with percussion tuned and/or untuned, with strings, and with whatever permutations are to come -- voices, perhaps? This realization for strings by the Grieg Academy Chamber Orchestra is brilliant in conception, arrangement, and execution. Bravo! Mr. Odriozola, thanks to you and your musicians for bringing it into the world.
That guy who walks out near the end !!!!
bladder.
I'm a huge fan of Grieg and King Crimson. I've been to Bergen (Troldhaugen) and visited the composer's home. Imagine what a thrill to find this music played in this place! Bravo Grieg Academy Chamber Orchestra!
Cellist in the middle displaying Bruford-like restraint!
違和感なし、むしろ素晴らしい
Fantastic!!
When I listen some King Crimson pieces a question arises in my mind: is there a hard border between academic modern music and rock music? ... This arrangement is amazing!
Bravo! Spot on job of a major Fripp work.
I really enjoyed this version, and the 3rd cellist as FQM, this video is the best explanation for the term I've seen yet (with the man walking away as contrast). Beautiful, flawless, I love it. Thanks for posting this.
Reminds me of an Alfred Hitchcock/Bernard Hermann score in places. Really cool.
I thought the same thing.
My exact thought too!
It's almost Hermann mixed with Steve Reich or John Adams. Parts of this really put me in mind of Shaker Loops or Different Trains.
Yeah I just heard that Vertigo opening theme almost
It would be fun to see Pat Mastelotto on a split screen tearing into this😃
Carmen Bóveda: Admirable restraint.
And it's all memorized. Common in rock, not as common in chamber music. Kudos.
There's sheet music on music stands plainly visible. You can see the musicians turning pages.
The audience must be frightened, in a good sort of way. Kudos!
I wonder how many of them are familiar with the KC version?
Contemporary music will be classic, KC made timeless pieces, just some rock pieces sounds like this, BRAVO!!!!
Imagine this with a good surround mix
Was going to listen to Bach's Partita in D minor and somehow finished up here... Coooool!
Btw, what role Carmen is playing in it? Didn't really get
@@hannaveits3923 read the book I sent you 😉
@@odrioper ahaaa, will do!!!
@@odrioper I know now! She actively does nothing!
A magnificent arrangement. Congratulations Ricardo! (I had no idea you had done this.) Left-field rock music has no finer or more generous advocate than Prof Odriozola.
that was really incredible! loved the ambience the strings bring to the piece.
Thank you 😊
A wonderful arrangement. Be interested to hear it performed by a professional orchestra, and at a slightly faster tempo! Carmen probably had the best seat in the house to listen to this performance.
I agree, on all accounts.
I'd like to hear Reich perform this with his ensemble. Perfectly suited.
This is awesome Robert would be proud
Bravo to the players. this is no easy piece to play
Really amazing work! (from a fellow orchestra musician/teacher)
A commentary...? just YEAH...¡¡¡😎😎😎
Brilliant! Biggest kudos to Ricardo O. and the wonderful orchestra!
Wonderful arrangement of one of the all-time KC greats! Thank you so much :-)
I greatly appreciate your gratitude. You are welcome!
The part of Martin Schwutke is played by Carmen Bóveda.
Absolutely amazing, uncanny performance. And it's great to see young blood being part of this.
like something that would tickle bartok's fancy :)
1286 views... F... !!! I love King Crimson and it sounds great!
Somewhere Robert Fripp is staring at this and judging!
A haunting performance! Bravo!
Wow, this worked out really well! A great arrangement for a great piece!
Ganz toll! Eines meiner lieblingsstücke! Toll❤❤❤❤❤
Girl in the blue dress on the left: 'Bloody 'ell, when does this piece finish!'
Espectacular!😊
Thank you!
Amazing arrangement. Just beautiful. Congratulations!
Damn... KC songs translated for orchestra are pretty sick
This is not an orchestra...
Wonderful!
Simply amazing. I want more!
Amazing!
Holy crap! I love it!
MARAVILHOSO, BRAVO !!!
¡Graaaande!
Yes, amazing!
Hermoso, gracias por hacerlo.
this makes perfect sense! Stellar work!
amazing
Wow, bellissima versione! grazie
I like when buddy gets up around 9:24.
So...broad in the middle...as this went on, i'm thinking - ok, Checkovian thingie? She was good at occasioally opening her eyes in rather arch manner.
I dig:
1:45
5:51 (almost Holst-like)
9:03 (alternating staggered plucking violin section)
OMG! the heaven
Beautiful
This is a great arrangement.
Great work!
Just wow
Amazing cover
WoW!
Holy moly, this is fantastic! Tension incarnate
Thank you for preserving music
A most amazing performance, and the arrangement of this incredible composition is outstanding! The dual cello and bass were very inspiring to me.
Really well done 👏🏼nice arrangement!
Impressive
This made me smile
what? Amazing.
Great performance 🎶👍
Bravissimo
I think I prefer this one to the original. Great work, thanks for sharing.
I love it! Would love it more with percussion
very good !! greatfull !!
NOW.I'm so fine♪
thank you
Is Ms. Carmen Bóveda playing silence a reference to Mr. Bruford's restraint? Excellent arrangement BTW!
It was more of a reference (but only a reference) to Guitar Craft. To be able to do it for real we would have had to work (really work) for at least three years, and that is impossible in the academic world.
Of course. Thank you
Bill was out by the time this was recorded. If thats what you meant by restraint :P
@@SKarthikeyan75 It was a reference to Bruford's performance on "Trio", as he's credited with "admirable restraint" (The piece was improvised and he chose not to play, which was the perfect decision to make)
@@MarceloKatayama I was watching her the whole time, wondering if she was ever going to actually play something. And, yes, thinking about Bruford's famous contribution of silence to "Trio".
Fripp has often talked about the important of silence, and how the notes you don't play are at least as important as the ones you do. But you don't really need to bring someone on stage specifically to provide silence. You'd get the exact same silence if she wasn't there at all. It seems weird, and frankly distracting, having her sitting there doing nothing. Bruford was there on stage, for the other songs. So, at least he had a reason to be there.
Thanks for this.
You are very welcome!
in-tense.
Great choice... and kudos to the programs director for being open-minded enough to try it!
Bekomme " hühnerhaut" das heis es wir mir kalt, wegen gefühl und es sehr gefällt! Kenne kg seit ich 13 bin, heute 66
Magnificent work, very instructive and artistic. It deserves better sound. If you plan to record it and other like creations and open a crowd funding for it, please let me know.
Wonderful! ❤ I have a sneaking suspicion... that bowing those string jumps makes it a tad easier than a pick in hand. Just... a little. 😉
Yes and no. Remember the bridges of bowed instruments are arched 😉
Thank you for your interest!
Transcribed for strings, Frakctured is rather reminiscent of Bernard Herrmann. That's a good thing.
Hey, you are right
The beggining could be in Taxi Driver with no problem.
Bernard Herrmann was a friend and early champion of Charles Ives' music. Somehow the circle seems unbroken from the man from Danbury to the Crimson King.
Oh main gohd! I've been wating for that such a logn time!
Glad you are happy. It's been on UA-cam for a year. I was contemplating the arrangement for several years, until I finally decided to finish it and get it performed. Cheers!
@@odrioper How was it recieved if you don't mind me asking? Just wondering what people who go to orchestras (i have no experience of this world) think about experimental rock music put into their idiom. I just found this and i've listened to it about four times already, great work btw!
@@internetenjoyer1044 Hi Daniel. Thanks for your interest! This was played to a very mixed audience, as part of the annual "informal drop in concerts" held by the Grieg Academy during the Bergen International Festival. The program included Bach and Purcell as well as a piece by a Catalonian composer (manuel Oltra). We began with walk-in music based on the elements of "Requiem Affirming" (from the Soundscape album "Love cannot bear"). In other words, a pretty unusual program. I did not make a point of making "FraKctured" stand out. It fitted right in with the rest of the program as pure music. We got good comments afterwards and I felt it went down well with the audience. It was very challenging for the students in the orchestra. Cheers! Ricardo
Absolutely beautiful
Look, a member of the audience is holding a cello on stage.
Someone should be screaming, like on the cover of the album In The Court of the Crimson King.
true academic music. fantastic. poor kids, they thought to play some vivaldi instead of KC.
Vous imaginez, ici nous avons une exécution par 12 musiciens avec un très bon rendu alors que King Crimson comptait 3 exécutants plus le batteur !!!
I actually like this better than the original version by King Crimson!
So, you can sit in an orchestra and do nothing for the entire time? I want that job!
Ricardo Odriozola, do you have the transcription of this arrangement??
Yes :)
@@odrioper would you share it? 🙃
@@SamuraiGuitar I'm in the process of registering the arrangement. I will let you know when I have succeeded :)
@@odrioper If you have finished registering the arrangement, I would live to know about it as well - I teach in a suburb of Detroit and I'd love to see how possible/ impossible it would be for my upper HS orchestra to tackle it.
@@albinrose1193 Sure. Give me an email address.
Hey, a question unrelated to the performance itself (which was, of course, wonderful). Is it common these days in chamber orchestras for the majority of the performers to be female, as we see here?
Hi Frank - in the past couple of decades there seems to have been a gradual shift towards female players in classical music in general.
Does anyone know why the girl in the middle doesn't play durign the whole song?
Read the comments ;-)
Bill Bruford participated in the recording of “Trio” by the quartet that played on Starless and Bible Black but never played. He got a composition credit on the song for knowing that the track didn't need drums. I assume the cellist is a reference to this ... but Bruford did it as an improviser, not as a “gag”. (Edited to add: ah, I see the reply Ricardo meant, but it's one of those things where the “wrong” explanation is so much more obvious than the supposed one that I'm going to let my comment stand.)
One of the composers of this work, Robert Fripp, taught a course called "Guitar Craft". He held Silence (differentiated from mere Quiet) to be highly important to music. In performances by his students, he would appoint one of them to be responsible for Silence.
Just when I thought this song couldn’t sound any darker………
How the hell did Bellew recognize his part without notes (he doesn't know the notes)?
Belew plays only on the easy, slow parts. Fast parts is fripp alone.
the woman in the center has been possessed by the mind of robert fripp which explains why she's staring off into the distance like a serial killer
Which other songs did they do?
Thank for your interest! We started with a loose walk-on version of Fripp's "requiem - affirming". Then we did music by Bach, Purcell and Oltra (Catalonian composer) FraKctured and ended with Bach 😊
Is that Roberta Fripp in the middle, sitting down?
Of course!