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Joyous, insistent, and immersive, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu\u003eFemenine\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bathes the listener in surges of tonal color from intertwining winds, piano, violin, pitched percussion, synthesizer, and -- uniquely -- the composer's own invention of mechanized sleigh bells, which provide the 72-minute piece with its characteristic pulse. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu\u003eFemenine\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was recorded live by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteve Cellum\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e -- co-producer of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eArthur Russell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu\u003eWorld of Echo\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan\u003e -- and the new vinyl reissue has been remastered from the original high-definition tape transfer by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJim O'Rourke\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e at his Steamroom studio in the Japanese mountains. 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For InFiné, she has dedicated four albums to the major figures of this movement, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Adams\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeredith Monk\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Eno\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRyūichi Sakamoto\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, as well as to the new generation \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaroline Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBryce Dessner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eNico Muhly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. After giving numerous concerts based on these works, she felt the need to record in their entirety this essential monument in the history of music, which bridges the gap between the 20th and 21st centuries: Philip Glass's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu\u003e20 Etudes\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for piano by Philip Glass. 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