Jazz Articles about Anja Lechner

Anja Lechner/Vassilis Tsaboropoulos: Chants, Hymns and Dances

by John Kelman
October 7, 2004

While it is a lesser-known fact that many great classical compositions stemmed from improvisation, performance of most classical work is much more literal, with interpretation being relegated to more subtle inflection, nuance and manner of phrasing. Rarely does such work not only expect a more active degree of improvisation from the performer, but actually demand it. Such is the case with the work of Georges Ivanovitch Gurdjieff, who created musical exercises spontaneously for students of his Institute ...