Margrethe Fjorden, by Eric Andersen

Margrethe Fjorden

by Eric Andersen

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• Limited Edition of 100pc, hand-numbered in printed box
• Includes: BluRay Video (4.5 hours, region-free*), Audio CD (65 minutes), 36-page pamphlet, red satin fabric
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	1.	Stringendo 37:05
	2.	Grave 08:19
	3.	Vivace 03:28
	4.	Adagietto 03:20
	5.	Rilento 06:21
	6.	A piacere 05:45 video

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Recital is excited to present its first ever video edition, Margrethe Fjorden. Produced in 1996 by Fluxus artist Eric Andersen, the citywide Intermedia event included performances from Alice Damas, Willem de Ridder, Larry Miller, and other artists from around the world. Inspired by the mysterious tale of Queen Margrethe the First (1353-1412), the multi-sensory event was comprised of three major themes: UNION, WOMAN, and FAITH.

Over 4 hours of video is presented, from a full organ concert held in the Roskilde Cathedral, replete with models on stilts and toy frogs hopping through the pews, to a helicopter “air ballet” dancing over the water at night. The whole town became the stage for the three performance evenings. The immersive handheld footage flows between the circus-like events, navigating the streets, spilling between events. A surreal home-movie quality.

The original press release reads: “MARGRETHE FJORDEN is everything; its near and far, quiet and violent. It smells, its wet, burning and at times foreign and disturbing. Often it feels secure and humorous. There will be live sheep, a child birth, a car crash, window-washers, wheelchairs and trekkers. People will unite and separate again. A world of conception where the audience enters another reality…”

Also included with the BluRay is a curated audio-CD with six elements from the videos, beginning with the entire Eric Andersen organ concert performed by Yuzuru Hiranaka, and ending with the "A piacere (Fog Drifts Across the Meadow)” by Ib Nørholm and Eric Andersen; a 100+ person choir positioned on the Roskilde Fjord with a solitary amplified flutist performing from a small boat.

*Digital purchase includes:
—Download for audio files
—Private links to stream the videos online
—PDF of the 36 page pamphlet

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released April 7, 2023

Video BluRay contents:
Margrethe Fjorden (Part One) - 2hr 23m
Margrethe Fjorden (Part Two) - 34m
Margrethe Fjorden (Part Three) - 18m
Eric Andersen - Home and Studio - 60m
Willem de Ridder - The Money Dress (Danish TV) - 1m
Willem de Ridder - The Money Dress (Dutch TV) - 7m

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Filmed and edited by Kongshaug
Video transfers and BluRay authoring by Tue Brisson Mosich
Photographs by Luigi Bonotto
Archival assistance by Luigi Bonotto Collection and Marija Griniuk
Audio CD edited by Sean McCann
Edition produced by Sean McCann

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Founded in 2012 by Sean McCann.
Focusing on abstract and beautiful music.
Sometimes just one of those things and sometimes both of those things.

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