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title: "Sounds and Silence: Travels With Manfred Eicher"
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# Sounds and Silence: Travels With Manfred Eicher

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- **What is this?** Sounds and Silence: Travels With Manfred Eicher by manfred eicherarvo pärtnorbert wiedmerpeter guyer
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Product Description          Documentary following the celebrated record producer and label owner Manfred Eicher as he tours the world to visit various artists he represents. Eicher set up the influential German record label ECM (Edition of Contemporary Music) in 1969 to promote to others the music he most enjoyed. Swiss filmmakers Peter Guyer and Norbert Wiedmer followed Eicher for a period of five years to a number of countries to provide an exhaustive document of a man and his love for music.             Review          "The film fascinates most when it makes the process of creating music visible and audible... There can hardly be a better choice for those who regard film as a school of listening." --  Wolfgang Sandner, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung "An immensely fascinating, colorful film about passion, patience and sympathetic listening" --  Wolfram Schütte, Hof Film Festival"It does not take long until the viewer realizes what the camera is meant to capture here: not the protagonists but the music." --  Thomas Steinfeld, Süddeutche Zeitung"`Sounds and Silence' is an unusual experiment, an ambitious attempt to decode the language of music. The result is a highly original fusion of concert feature, artist's portrait, episodic film and road movie." --  Kai Löffler, WDR 3

## Product Details

- **Format:** Multiple Formats, NTSC, Color
- **Contributor:** Norbert Wiedmer, Jan Garbarek, Manfred Eicher, Eleni Karaindrou, Dino Saluzzi, Marilyn Mazur, Nik Bärtsch's Ronin, Peter Guyer, Gianni Coscia, Anja Lechner, Arvo Pärt, Anouar Brahem, Gianluigi Trovesi, Kim Kashkashian
- **Language:** English
- **Number Of Discs:** 1
- **Runtime:** 1 hour and 28 minutes

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ If You Love ECM, Check This Out!
*by B***N on May 30, 2019*

“sounds and silence” (sic), ...a great documentary journey. If you love the ECM artists and recordings produced by Manfred Eicher, this 87 minute film will give you a beautiful insight into Manfred’s process. The journey takes you on location for recording the artists, and shares some comments from Manfred, and the artists. There are some delicate and artistic moments. Filmed much like Manfred produces his music - with care, patience and artistry, I found myself almost holding my breath during a session with Arvo Part and orchestra. There is even a scene showing selection of art for album covers (I’ve always loved ECM album covers!). There are perhaps a dozen featured artists, all very multi-cultural, and filmed in a way that made me wish I could hang with these folks. Everyday people, with exceptional talent, but who would blend in and disappear when on the street walking home. I especially appreciated Dino Saluzzi’s comments - he resonated deeply with my own personal musical viewpoints.I was turned on to the beautiful music of the ECM record label, in the early 70’s, when just exploring the great jazz sounds of the old CTI recordings (remember those early Benson records like White Rabbit, Body Talk and Bad Benson?). But, when I discovered the very young Metheny (via Gary Burton, who also brought us a young Julian Lage not so long ago!), Frisell, Abercrombie, Garbarek, Weber, and “all the rest from ECM”... My head turned and I literally haven’t looked back. If you too, love this music and the generation of work Manfred has given us, check out this film! True to the ECM vibe👍.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Gorgeous Video Postcard from Manfred Eicher
*by A***R on April 19, 2015*

This film is a chance to watch a diverse group of musical artists at work in many settings. Some are musicians, some are technicians, some are composers, and one is an extraordinary producer. The film is not encyclopaedic, but in a surprisingly short time, the viewer can get a sense of what makes the recording label ECM special, between a set of brilliant artists with distinctive personalities and a ring leader who knows just what to amplify. Although Eicher's portfolio spans four decades, this film is a snapshot from a short period of his recent work. For those of us who enjoy travel, it is scattered across multiple countries and continents, with some very playful photography. In the balance between information and art, Wiedmer and Guyer err in the direction of art, and they achieve the intrigue of an ECM album cover. Enjoy this as an engaging video, rather than a history lesson. Consider it even as shrewd advertising, since it exposed me to unfamiliar newer ECM artists I've subsequently grown to enjoy. Both the video and the soundtrack of Sounds and Silence get about as much play in my house as any ECM album, which is a lot. The soundtrack is on my frequent play list. The video is on my must see list to show visitors, who reliably seem impressed with the art, the music and the relationships. If only we could all enjoy our work like that!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Important Record of a Brilliant Mind
*by M***E on January 9, 2020*

Simply put, ANYTHING that reveals the mind and machinations of Manfred Eicher is just worth everything it takes to find it. As I have been an "ECM Guy" for 40+ years (Eberhard Weber, Terje Rypdal, Steve Tibbets... the list goes on of muscians that ECM has brought to my attention), this was a most welcome documentary.

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