lunes, 7 de septiembre de 2009

"A Zappa Affair" orchestral concert, Zellerbach Auditorium, UC Berkeley, 16-Jun-1984.












"A Zappa Affair" orchestral concert, Zellerbach Auditorium, UC Berkeley, 16-Jun-1984.
It was played by the Berkely Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kent Nagano. The ballets consisted of giant puppets with dancers inside them.

Disk One
101 - Opening & Interview (9:40)
102 - Preamble to "Bob in Dacron/Sad Jane" (3:30)
103 - Bob in Dacron (11:48)
"Bob in Dacron" consists of four scenes:
1. Bob's Clothes
2. What Bob's Body is Really Like
3. Bob Gets Drunk
4. Bob Meets Jane
104 - Sad Jane (8:50)
"Sad Jane" consists of two scenes:
1. Jane's Clothes
2. What Jane's Body is Really Like
105 - Intermission & Interviews (16:06)

Disk Two
201 - Preamble to "Mo & Herb's Vacation"
"Mo & Herb's Vacation" consists of three movements:
202 - First Movement - An athletic dance (4:37)
203 - Second Movement - An assortment of perverse, subconscious desires (8:21)
204 - Third Movement - Pamplona (11:52)
205 - Intermission & Interview Too (12:44)

Disk Three
301 - Introduction (2:40)
302 - Preamble to "Sinister Footwear" (4:07)
"Sinister Footwear", in its entirety, is in three movements with 21 parts. The parts are named as follows:
303 - First Movement (9:51)
1: Jake Who Designs It
2: Somewhere in New Jersey Where They Make Them
3: Illegal Aliens on a Lunch Break
4: At the Catering Truck
5: Jake Eats a Molded Jello Salad
6: Jake's Secretary
7: Illegal Aliens Work Slower in the Afternoon
8: Jake's Secretary Reads Her Magazine
9: Illegal Aliens Want to Go Home
10: Jake's Secretary Eats Cottage Cheese
304 - Second Movement (11:42)
11: Ugly Shoes on the Assembly Line
12: What You Think You Look Like When You're Wearing Them
13: Sometimes They Make You Walk Funny
14: Other People Pretend Not to Notice
15: Sometimes You Have to Take Them Off for a Minute
16: Then You Put Them Back On Because You Think They Look So Good on You
305 - Ritual Dance of the Set Changers (4:29)
306 - Third Movement (5:31)
17: Children Can Also Have Ugly Shoes
18: The Foot Doctor Says You Might Need an Operation
19: But You're Going to Wear Them Anyway
20: Everybody Has a Pair Somewhere
21: A Place You Can Go When You've Got Them On
307 - Preamble to Spontaneous Minimalist Composition (3:37)
308 - Spontaneous Minimalist Composition (2:06)
309 - Pedro's Dowry (8:06)
310 - Thank You & Goodnight (3:36)

Parte 1 / Parte 2

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