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Arcade Fire's Richard Reed Parry has announced his first solo album. Music for Heart and Breath, a collection of "very soft, very quiet" classical music, will be released on 6 June by Deutsche Grammophon.Arcade Fire's Richard Reed Parry has announced his first solo album. Music for Heart and Breath, a collection of "very soft, very quiet" classical music, will be released on 6 June by Deutsche Grammophon.
For this CD, Parry recorded a new version of his three-movement suite Music for Heart and Breath, as well as a composition called Interruptions (Heart and Breath Nonet). The former had its premiere in 2009, at a concert by Canada's Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony; that orchestra then released its rendition of the piece in 2011. For this album, Parry recorded six pieces: Duet for Heart and Breath, Quartet for Heart and Breath, Heart and Breath Sextet, Interruptions (Heart and Breath Nonet) and the three-movement suite Music for Heart Breath and Orchestra. This last piece had its premiere in 2009, at a concert by Canada's Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony; that orchestra then released its rendition in 2011. The other compositions are also prior commissions, but have never been released.
At the 2009 performance, Music for Heart and Breath called for most of the participants to wear stethoscopes - listening to their own heart rate and playing accordingly. The same seems to have been in true for this recording: "Every note you hear is either in synch with the heartbeat of the person playing it, the breathing of the person (or one of the surrounding persons) playing it," Parry explained. "So what you hear when this music plays is played precisely in time with someone’s quiet, internal rhythms."At the 2009 performance, Music for Heart and Breath called for most of the participants to wear stethoscopes - listening to their own heart rate and playing accordingly. The same seems to have been in true for this recording: "Every note you hear is either in synch with the heartbeat of the person playing it, the breathing of the person (or one of the surrounding persons) playing it," Parry explained. "So what you hear when this music plays is played precisely in time with someone’s quiet, internal rhythms."
To accomplish this, Parry recruited musicians including the Kronos Quartet, yMusic, composer Nico Muhly, and the National's Bryce and Aaron Dessner. "It has been a joy to create this work, and even more of a joy to have it brought to life by such a fantastic cast of musical minds," he wrote.To accomplish this, Parry recruited musicians including the Kronos Quartet, yMusic, composer Nico Muhly, and the National's Bryce and Aaron Dessner. "It has been a joy to create this work, and even more of a joy to have it brought to life by such a fantastic cast of musical minds," he wrote.
Parry, who joined Arcade Fire around the release of their first EP, has previously collaborated with artists including Little Scream, Sufjan Stevens and Islands. He formed a band called Quiet River of Dust in 2013, setting out to play "sonically immersive" folk songs.Parry, who joined Arcade Fire around the release of their first EP, has previously collaborated with artists including Little Scream, Sufjan Stevens and Islands. He formed a band called Quiet River of Dust in 2013, setting out to play "sonically immersive" folk songs.
Arcade Fire headline this year's Glastonbury on Friday.Arcade Fire headline this year's Glastonbury on Friday.