Arseny Avraamov : Symphony of Sirens

Sinfoniya Gudkov ("Symphony of the sirens", Public Event, Baku 1922)

Leopoldo Amigo, reconstruction
Miguel Molina, reconstruction

Year of Recording : 2003

From the CD "Baku : Symphony of Sirens" and the CD "Noises and Whispers in Avant Gardes".

Reconstruction of the sonority of this macro concert organized in the port of Baku (Azerbaján, former--USSR) where there were the sound of steam sirens and boats’ alarms of all the fleet of the Caspian, two artillery batteries, several complete divisions of the infantry regiments, hydroplanes, the steam whistles of twenty-five locomotives, in addition to all the sirens of the factories and industrial complexes of Baku, as well as several choirs of workers. In addition, Avraamov conceived a "machine of steam whistles" (ensemble of 20 to 25 tune sirens) to interpret "the International" within the work. The director or conductor of this macro concert used different signaling flags and the cannon shots allowed to divide the different parts of the work. The reconstruction has been made by taking care of Avraamov’s instructions, published in three local newspapers of Baku (6-11-1922).

Видео Arseny Avraamov : Symphony of Sirens канала Symphony DSCH