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The Max Nagl Ensemble: Live at Porgy & Bess Vienna
By Track review of "Ippen Erger"The live program intimates an air of rejuvenation. One of the more notable tracks is "Ippen Erger," a piece designed with complex rhythmic maneuvers that spark a sense of anticipation throughout. From the onset, the musicians coagulate a sense of disorder, then surge onward with dreamlike avant- expressionism amid punchy beats and free form detours. One of the more interesting aspects pertain to Pamelia Kurstin's use of the Theremin, often stylized into a vocal component atop Nagl's torrid sax lines and the strings sections' soaring upper-register ostinatos. However, the main plot is directed towards a mini-historical perspective, where straight-ahead jazz, rock, and the outside strata align with subtlety, grace, brawn and an air of intrigue. His compositional impetus is devised with melodic content, yet he doesn't favor any one particular genre.
Nagl bears a mark of distinction, whether engaging small or large ensemble projects or on releases where he fuses electronics and intersperses numerous musical vernaculars, often yielding a parade of striking frameworks.
Track Listing
Personnel
Max Nagl
saxophonePamelia Kurstin: Theremin; Joanna Lewis: violin; Anne Harvey-Nagl: violin; Max Nagle: soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone and baritone saxophone; Clemens Salesny: clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone; Phillip Yeager: trombone; Clemens Wenger: keyboards; Raphael Preuschi: bass; Herbert Pirker: drums.
Album information
Title: Live at Porgy & Bess Vienna | Year Released: 2013 | Record Label: Rude Noises