KUBISCH, CHRISTINA - Italienische Stücke/Italian Pieces (1974-1984)

"First release of the conceptual and performative pieces by Christina Kubisch, composed and realized between 1974 and 1984 during Christina Kubisch's years in Italy. Six-panel, DVD-sized digipak, illustrated with archival photos of Kubisch with extensive program-notes in English. Edition of 300. "Liquid Piece" (1975) for flute, contact microphone and 100 glasses of water (10:00): Personnel: Christina Kubisch - flute and voice. Fabrizio Plessi - water gargling and voice. Recorded live by Phill Niblock at Experimental Intermedia Foundation, New York, 1976. "Identikit" (1974) for five piano players at one grand piano, five cassette tapes and headphones (12:59): Recorded live at festival Pro Musica Nova, Radio Bremen, 1976. "Circles 1" (1984) for voice and tape delay (5:34): Personnel: Christina Kubisch - flute. Realized at Studio RDS, Milan Costante. "Variabile" (1981): sedici percorsi per un paesaggio sonoro (19:12): Personnel: Christina Kubisch - flute, field recordings, custom made electronics, radio signals and electromagnetic objects. "Kleine Liebe Violet" (1983) (9:42): Personnel: Christina Kubisch - voice, flute, slide whistle, conch, objects. Arturo Morfino - voice, drums, guitar, objects. Realized at Studio RAI, Naples." - Tochnit Aleph .