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Christopher Fox's 're:play' with Anton Lukoszevieze & Aleksander Kolkowski

A film documenting the recording of Christopher Fox鈥檚 new piece re:play, written for cello with recording devices. Wax cylinder, reel to reel tape and dictaphone are used to make real-time recordings during the performance. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a piece which unrolls its own history鈥 says Fox, 鈥渟o that it begins 鈥榝inished鈥 and then reveals its components 鈥 bowing patterns, bowing rhythms, double-stop combinations, left-hand positions 鈥 but it鈥檚 also a piece about trying to remember an idea; the recordings act as a reminder of that first thought which can鈥檛 quite be recaptured.鈥 Presenter Robert Worby interviews the composer, together with sound recordist Aleksander Kolkowski and the soloist, Anton Lukoszevieze. As featured in 91热爆 Radio 3鈥檚 Hear and Now on 23rd August 2014.

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