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Wim Mertens
Epic That Never Was

Album BE 1994 on Les Disques du Crépuscule label
Classical (Contemporary)

Digitally recorded live in Lisbon 30.10.1993, Teatro San Luiz, Portugal. Composed 1981, 1981, 1993, 1993, 1988, 1993, 1991, 1991/1993, 1987, 1982. Track 3 and 6 were composed for the silent films "The Land Beyond Sunset" (1912), directed by Harold Shaw and "La Femme De Nulle Part" (1992), directed by Louis Delluc. The Music was commissioned by the Cynémathèque Royale of Brussels and Le Giorante Del Cinema Muto, Pordenone, Italy. First performances in Pordenone, 9 October 1993 and at The Palais des Beaux Arts in Brussels, 23 October 1993. Track 4 was first performed in Lisbon in October 1993. The title refers to the untranslatable quote of the famous Portugese writer/poet Fernando Pessoa (1988-1935). Track 3, 4, 6 and 8 are previously unreleased compositions. The other compositions are excerpts from the albums "A Man Of No Fortune & With A Name To Come" (track 2), "After Virtue" (track 5), "Strategie De La Rupture" (track 7), "Vergessen" (track 1) and "The Belly Of An Architect" (track 9 and 10). Published by Usura ℗ & © 1994 Les Disques Du Crépuscule Made in Austria

     
Musicians
PortraitWim Mertens p, voc, *1953 BE
piano, voice, composed by, album by
Producers
Benoît Hennebert design
Stephan Kraemer engineer
Digipro mastered by, digital mastering
Johan Jacobs photography by, front cover
Ton Van Draenen recorded by
Composers
Wim Mertens
Album Tracks   
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Circular BreathingWim Mertens5:00
2Multiple 12Wim Mertens4:22
3The Land Beyond The SunsetWim Mertens10:44
4Voo OutroWim Mertens11:51
5HumilityWim Mertens4:10
6La Femme De Nulle PartWim Mertens7:18
7IrisWim Mertens6:48
8Kanaries / Night CreatureWim Mertens9:14
9The Belly Of An ArchitectWim Mertens3:00
10 Close CoverWim Mertens2:38

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