BOULEZ Conducts ZAPPA : The Perfect Stranger (1984) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Having recorded some works with a large orchestra in January 1983, in January 1984, Frank Zappa arranged for some of his chamber works to be performed by Pierre Boulez's Ensemble InterContemporain, a 16-piece group. "The Perfect Stranger," "Naval Aviation In Art?," and "Dupree's Paradise" were given this treatment, and the four remaining tracks are the product of Zappa's music synthesizer, the Synclavier. As usual, Zappa's "serious" works are rhythmically interesting and make for challenging listening. Originally released on LP on the classical Angel/EMI label, this album was reissued on CD on Zappa's Barking Pumpkin label in 1992, at which time he resequenced it. William Ruhlmann
Tracklist :
1. Ensemble Intercontemporain–    The Perfect Stranger 12:41
2. Ensemble Intercontemporain–    Naval Aviation In Art? 2:43
3. The Barking Pumpkin Digital Gratification Consort–    The Girl In The Magnesium Dress 3:09
4. Ensemble Intercontemporain–    Dupree's Paradise    7:51
5. The Barking Pumpkin Digital Gratification Consort–    Love Story 0:55
6. The Barking Pumpkin Digital Gratification Consort–    Outside Now Again 4:04
7. The Barking Pumpkin Digital Gratification Consort–    Jonestown 5:27
Credits :
Bass Clarinet – Guy Arnaud (1, 2, 4)
Bassoon – Jean-Marie Lamothe (1, 2, 4)
Cello – Chrichan Larsson (1, 2, 4), Pierre Strauch (1, 2, 4)
Clarinet – Alain Damiens (1, 2, 4), Paul Meyer (1, 2, 4)
Conductor [Conducted By/Direction] – Pierre Boulez (1, 2, 4)
Directed By [Directeur Musical] – Peter Eötvös (1, 2, 4)
Double Bass – Frédéric Stochl (1, 2, 4)
Flute – Lawrence Beauregard (1, 2, 4), Sophie Cherrier (1, 2, 4)
Harp – Marie-Claire Jamet (1, 2, 4)
Horn – Jacques Deleplancque (1, 2, 4), Jens McManama (1, 2, 4)
Oboe – Didier Pateau (1, 2, 4), Laszlo Hadady (1, 2, 4)
Painting [Cover Painting] – Donald Roller Wilson
Percussion – Daniel Ciampolini (1, 2, 4), Michel Cerutti (1, 2, 4), Vincent Bauer (1, 2, 4)
Piano – Alain Neveux (1, 2, 4), Pierre-Laurent Aimard (1, 2, 4)
Producer [Produced By], Directed By [Direction Artistique], Composed By – Frank Zappa
Trombone – Benny Sluchin (1, 2, 4), Jérôme Naulais (1, 2, 4)
Trumpet – Antoine Cure (1, 2, 4), Jean-Jacques Gaudon (1, 2, 4)
Tuba – Gérard Buquet (1, 2, 4)
Viola – Garth Knox (1, 2, 4), Jean Sulem (1, 2, 4)
Violin – Charles-André Linale (1, 2, 4), Jacques Ghestem (1, 2, 4), Maryvonne Le Dizes (1, 2, 4)