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Glenn Branca performed 'Symphony No. 15' @ LPR (pics)

photos by Matthew Eisman

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“His symphony No. 15 for 12 musicians, performed for the first time on Saturday night at Le Poisson Rouge and subtitled “Running Through the World Like an Open Razor,” ran about two-thirds along familiar lines and one-third off the wall. It signaled a difference from the start; as it moved along, it grew weirdly wide, showing a completely different side of his musical imagination, if only to make you prefer the one you already knew.” [NY Times]

Glenn Branca performed his new piece twice over the weekend. The pictures in this post are from Saturday’s premiere performance at the West Village club where it also repeated on Sunday. If you missed it and want to hear it, chip in to the campaign to get it released. More pictures below…

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