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Having recorded some works with a large orchestra in January 1983, in January 1984, Frank Zappa arranged for some of his chamber works to be performed by Pierre Boulez's Ensemble InterContemporain, a 16-piece group.
"The Perfect Stranger," "Naval Aviation In Art?," and "Dupree's Paradise" were given this treatment, and the four remaining tracks are the product of Zappa's music synthesizer, the Synclavier.
As usual, Zappa's "serious" works are rhythmically interesting and make for challenging listening.
Originally released on LP on the classical Angel/EMI label, this album was reissued on CD on Zappa's Barking Pumpkin label in 1992, at which time he resequenced it.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Perfect StrangerFrank Zappa | Pierre Boulez, Frank Zappa | Play | 12:44 | 29 MB | 59 MB |
| 2 | The Girl in the Magnesium DressFrank Zappa | Pierre Boulez, Frank Zappa | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 10 MB |
| 3 | Dupree's ParadiseFrank Zappa | Pierre Boulez, Frank Zappa | Play | 07:54 | 18 MB | 35 MB |
| 4 | Love StoryFrank Zappa | Pierre Boulez, Frank Zappa | Play | 00:59 | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| 5 | Outside Now AgainFrank Zappa | Pierre Boulez, Frank Zappa | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 18 MB |
| 6 | JonestownFrank Zappa | Pierre Boulez, Frank Zappa | Play | 05:26 | 12 MB | 25 MB |
| 7 | Naval Aviation In Art | Frank Zappa | Play | 02:45 | 6 MB | 11 MB |
| 37 mins | 85 MB | |||||
| 37 mins | 166 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierre-Laurent Aimard | Piano |
| 2 | Didier Arditi | Engineer |
| 3 | Guy Arnaud | Clarinet (Bass) |
| 4 | Lawrence Beauregard | Flute |
| 5 | Pierre Boulez | Conductor, Direction, Primary Artist |
| 6 | Daniel Ciampolini | Percussion |
| 7 | Antoine Curé | Trumpet |
| 8 | Ensemble InterContemporain | Orchestra |
| 9 | Peter Eötvös | Musical Director |
| 10 | Jacques Ghestem | Violone |
| 11 | Don Hunstein | Photography |
| 12 | Marie-Claire Jamet | Harp |
| 13 | London Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra |
| 14 | John Matousek | Mastering |
| 15 | Paul Meyer | Clarinet |
| 16 | Jérôme Naulais | Trombone |
| 17 | David Ocker | Programming |
| 18 | Bob Stone | Engineer, Remixing |
| 19 | Frank Zappa | Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Liner Notes, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |