Faust. Eine deutsche Volkssage
Live stage music for the silent movie
Alexei Borisov/Sergey Letov duo ("Faust" soundtrack)
The joint project of Alexei Borisov (electronics)
and Sergey Letov (saxophones, flute, bass clarinet, Akai EWI USB, nanoKorg) started in 1996.
One of
the first experiences for two musicians playing together has been
live soundtracks for different silent movies and videoart. Live
improvised
soundtrack for silent
movie "Faust – eine deutsche Volkssage" by F.W. Murnau ()
became the most serious and global artistic project of Borisov/Letov
duo. The "Faust" soundtrack (total time: )
consists of two main components: abstract electronics of Borisov
and
free improvisations of Letov. Usually the soundtrack is also completed
by digital and analog noise, minimal beats, elements of "music
concrete",
variations from jazz, classical music and folklore.
"Faust" with live music by Borisov/Letov duo was presented
in Moscow, Samara, Volgograd, Saratov, Smolensk, Ekaterinburg, Perm,
Krasnoyarsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Kaliningrad, Arkhangelsk, Kazan, Cheboxary, Voronezh, Pereslavl Zalessky, Dniepropetrovsk, Berlin and Hamburg.
PENTAGRAMMA (CD-R)
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Borisov & Letov. "Faust" in Ekaterinburg. 007 CD
Soundtrack to a silent movie "Faust – eine deutsche Volkssage" by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau (1926). Recorded live at the Svedlovsk State Philharmonic Hall. June, 22 1999 -
"Faust". Borisov-Letov-Lipatov. Nizhny Novgorod, 1999 017 CD
Soundtrack to a silent movie "Faust – eine deutsche Volkssage" by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau (1926). Recorded live at Nizhny Novgorod, April 1999 -
"Faust" in Moscow. Alexei Borisov - Sergey Letov - Oleg Lipatov - Richard Norvila. Soundtrack to a silent movie "Faust – eine deutsche Volkssage" by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau (1926). Recorded live at The Central House of Artist in Moscow 024 CD
Next Performance:
- November 19, 2022 7 p.m. Pereslavl Zalessky. Bar "La Forêt". Silent film - live music.
