The Miskolc Experience

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艺人: Therion
语种: 英语
厂牌: Nuclear Blast
发行时间: 2009年06月08日
专辑类别: 现场专辑

专辑介绍

Musicians:

Christofer Johnsson: Guitar

Kristian Niemann: Lead and rhythm guitars

Johann Niemann: Bass guitar

Petter Karlsson: Drums

Conductor

Markus Stollenwerk

Vocal Soloists

Lori Lewis

Judit V. Molnar

Andras Molnar

Gergely Boncser

Mats Levén

Violin I

Tamas Kriston

Maria Lazanyi

Eva Siklosi

Monika Zsekoc

Beata Lukacs

Boglarka Balog

Violin II

Zsofia Nagy

Zoltan Kerenyi

Banjamin Almassy

Marta Szabo

Viola

Ildiko Monok

Jozsef Kautzky

Janos Feher

Ildiko Gyori

Cello

Annamaria Bodi

Eszter Vass

Doublebass

Gizella Keresztfalvi

Arpad Balog

Piano and organ

Andreas Bujtas

Oboe

Beata Tatar

Klara Majoros

Flute

Tamas Siklosi

Marianna Moori

Clarinet

Sandor Czimer

Ferenc Menyhart

Bassoon

Istvan Halasz

Erno Garamvolgyi

Horn

Eniko Ferencz

Laszlo Nagy

Balint Varga

Sandor Horvath

Janos Leiter

Lilla Viragh

Trumpet

Gyorgy Aranyosi

Janos Muranyi

Trombone

Istvan Juhasz

Istvan Molnar

Csaba Szilagyi

Tuba

Tamas Veres

Timpani

Tamas Domotor

Percussion

Balasz Sebe

Miskolk Bartok Choir

Dr. Aniko Kaposvari

Dr. Boglarka Rostas

Beata Fazekas

Gabriella Fazekas

Imelda Gabor

Sz. Gabriella Gardusne

Bea Huri

Judit Kerek

David Kiss

Adrienn Kovacs

Janos Krizsak

Gabor Magda

Istvanne Marton

Eva Meszaros

Denes Murvai

Jozef Murvai

Nora Murvai

Bodnar Ildiko Murvaine

Agnes Nemeth

Aron Orosz

Bence Sandor

Zoltan Sandor

Zsofia Sandor

Papp Edit Sandorne

Anita Sebestyen

Janos Stefan

Erdei Ticia Stefanne

Tivadar Szucs

Virag Telegdi

Zsuzsanna Timko

Szucs Judit Zubalyne

Leader of Miskolc Bartok Choir

Sandor Zoltan

Choir of Miskolc National Theatre

Zsuzsa Adamy

Angelika Hircsu

Marta Illes

Boglarka Jambrik

Agnes Liptak

Marta Lorincz

Edina Kecskemeti

Zsuzsa Kurucz

Mariann Majlath

Noemi Mihalcsek

Reka Muranyi

Eva Orth

Poschenko Oksana

Ildiko Simon

Maria Takacs

Anett Cseh-Simon

Akos Baksy

Laszlo Bodor

Gergely Irlanda

Akos Koleszar

Gergo Kos

Andras Marton

Erik Molnar

Robert Molnar

Denes Murvai

Nandor Nagy

Ivan Nagy

Tibor Osvath

Leader of Choir of Miskolc National Theatre

Zsolt Regos

Comments from Chris

It would have been an easy choice just to take a bunch of THERION songs, stand on a stage with an orchestra, and just play. I’m sure we would have been having a very grateful crowd for that. But THERION isn’t a band that settles for what is ‘good enough’, we want to do more than that. So much of what you will hear and see are exclusively arranged for this event and one previous we did in Romania and we wish to offer you a musical journey where the band both enters the classical world as humble guests, as well as inviting the classical players and singers into out world.

There are several ways to incorporate opera and classical music with metal and rock music. Most rock musicians would do it in a rather chauvinistic way – looking upon themselves as the stars and the orchestra, choir, soloists and conductor as a bunch of people just helping them to realize some spectacular event they would do at some point in their career. And as they are the big stars, they would play over the compositions like a bulldozer, adding guitar chords in every inch of even the classical pieces. Here, THERION tries to show a great diversity by knowing what style and which rock instruments to play in each place, and (very important) when to be quiet and let the orchestra do their thing undisturbed, in which some dynamics between the two worlds can grow.

The two parts

PART I

First you will discover how a Therion song could sound like if converted into a piece for orchestra. While being an event with much of its focus on bringing classical music into rock and metal music, it is only fair to also make an attempt of the opposite. Indeed a rock song is never able to become a true classical composition no matter what you do with it, due to the solid foundation on contemporary thinking it consists of – but nevertheless it makes it interesting enough to re-arrange it into orchestral music and perform it in a way that the classical musicians are familiar with.

Secondly we have arranged various classical and opera compositions to allow us to take part in it. And it is here you will really see and hear the big difference in attitude compared with other bands that did similar things before us. We are here allowed to show how a band can make a respectful journey into the world of some of the most famous classical composers works. Many people would take for granted that the band must play 100% of the time and fight to uphold the status of the rock/metal elements. But I want to have the dynamics and life and interplay between the worlds and play where it makes sense and not just play something for the sake of having to play all the time and by that ruin both the composition and the effect of the band’s presence. Take an instrument like Timpani (orchestral drum) for example. It’s a lovely and very powerful instrument. But what happens if we use it all the time? If we over use it? It will loose its power and just become a noisy instrument blocking much of what we love many compositions for. In many regards, this is how we must look upon a rock band performing too, though the band of course offers much more greater diversity and more possibilities than the percussional instrument in my example.

However, as there was a majority of the audience being into metal music attending the event, I took the decision we also need some pieces where the band would play through the entire piece, played rather heavy. An acceptable compromise between being artists and entertainers. It was great challenge to do this in a truthfully respectful way and in order not to overdo it, shorter excerpts were used for this purpose. All in all, I think the mix turned out rather tasteful and entertaining, while at the same time tributing the composers the way they deserve.

PART II

This part of the evening needs no deeper introduction. It has always been the dream of me as a composer to be able to perform my works live with a huge arrangements and financial resources needed to pull this off hasn’t been available. My dream has been shared by many thousands of fans over the world and finally it happened and I’m happy to be able to offer one of the two events on this DVD.

THERION would like to give a very special thanx to Richard Peach in general, but particulary for his outstanding efforts around this event.

Christoger also would like to send a thankx to Tamas Bator and Szabolcs Horvath and the Miskolc International Opera Festival for the opportunity to pull off the event, for making it possible for us to film it and for offering the documentary and photos for the DVD. Other people who have made great efforts in support of this product and deserve a warm thanx are Aquarius Foundation, Markus Stollenwerk, Maor Appelbaum, Sigge and Fuse and the always so amazingly supportive guys at Nuclear Blast Records.

Christofer Johnsson plays Gibson guitars exclusively and uses the Tronical PowerTune system, because he wants the best.

Kristian Niemann plays Ibanez guitars and uses Crafton musical products exclusively.

Johan Niemann plays Ashdown amplifies exclusively.

Petter Karlsson plays Meinl cymbals and Tama drums and sticks.

Other Info

Recorder in Miskolc, Hungary, June 16 2007

Mixed by Petter Karlsson

Audio discs mastered by Maor Appelbaum

Video cutting, editting and 5.1 mix by Fuse

Photography by Krisztian Bocsi

Artwork&Design by Thomas Ewerhard

STAGE SOUND AND LIGHT crew: FOH: Richard Peach, REFO Ltd – Sound, Light, Truss, Stage, Backline RENTAL, Tamas Balog, Peter Balog, Laszlo Lugosi , Miklos Gere, LV Bundi, LV Fery, Lavi, Jana, Chris, Janos Kramcsak, Tamas Bukoczki, Bygyo, Krisztian Makar, Laszlo Molnar, Adam Molnar, Jozef Karacsony

FILM CREW:

Director: Miklos Borsos

Director of Photography: Balazs Loth

Production manager: Peter Fulop

Production coordinator: Zoltan Vladucz

Cameramen: Laszlo Blaho, Gabor Kertai, Albert Czomba, Tamas Petovari, Aszter Hidvegi, Robert Adok, Jimmy Jib

Operators: Gabor Dorcsak, Attila Seeger, Peter Pallay

Key grip: Balazs Michl

Transportation manager: Csaba B. Kiss

HDV technician: Gabor Dorcsak

Technical Supervisor: Mihaly Mike Bolcskey

Making of video: Zoltan Vladucz

Equipment rental: Goldfish.hu Ltd., Mafilmrent Ltd.

Location shooting by: Mark Productions Ltd., Cell Media Ltd., Trio TV Ltd.

Sound recording crew:

Recorder live by: AudioGebius Productions

Recording Engineers: Tamas Gresiczki, Daniel Hidvegi

Recording assistant: Andras “Gnoo” Czigler

Bartok+Miskolc International Opera festival:

Managing director: Tamas Bator

Project manager: Szabolcs Horvath

Communication director: Boglarka Irlanda

Head of festival office: Noemi Marczisak

www.operafesztival.hu

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