![]() Did you feel a certain responsibility to these classical recordings, or is it now time to forget our high-minded ideas about classical music? Whether it’s taking photos in a coastal forest, or recording sounds during a hiking trip, nature has been part of my artistic world ever since I started to create.Ĭlassical music is often held on a pedestal. ![]() I guess this is something that Beethoven and I have in common: an interest in nature, and in drawing inspiration from nature to make art. Nature is a recurring theme in your music and visual art – did this interest in nature play a role in your decision to rework Beethoven ’ s “Pastoral” Symphony? Stream Parallels: Shellac Reworks (Beethoven) by Christian Löffler We spoke to Christian Löffler about the unique Parallels project, how he was able to reimagine this 100-year-old material for the modern day, and the parallels between his own creative practice and that of the composers whose material he is reworking. And from this collection of digitized shellac recordings Christian hand-picked a selection for modern reworking.Ĭhristian’s EP of Beethoven reworks was released in November 2020, soon to be followed by a full album in February 2021 that includes reworks of other classical composers such as Bach and Bizet. ![]() A number of these historic recordings have now been digitised and restored in collaboration with Google Arts & Culture. Shellac discs (78s) were the dominant recording format until around 1930, and can hold around four minutes of music on each side. While the DG collection has suffered losses over the years – with items destroyed in wartime or lost through mishandling or physical deterioration – even some of the label’s very earliest recordings have survived in good condition. Berlin-based record label Deutsche Grammophon has one of the oldest sound archives in the world, having applied great care (and a typically German efficiency) to properly storing their recorded material ever since the label’s foundation in 1898.
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