Music for Egon Schiele (30th Anniversary)

Originally released in 1996 on Quarterstick Records, Music for Egon Schiele is the soundtrack to a piece of dance and theater that was debuted by the Itinerant Theater Guild, May 18, 1995, in Chicago. Based on the life of the romantic and controversial Viennese painter, Egon Schiele was written and directed by Stephan Mazurek, who headed the group of performing artists. Rachel Grimes composed this music and performed it with two string musicians during the run of the performance.

The Rachel’s began recording in April of 1991 in Baltimore, MD, under the direction of Christian Frederickson and Jason Noble (Rodan, Shipping News). Subsequently, they met and became close friends with Rachel Grimes. In September of 1994 after a few more city moves, band break-ups, and general melancholy they decided to become a full time band and complete their first record for Quarterstick Records, Handwriting. Music for Egon Schiele is their second LP and contains a more stripped down and immediate musical focus. These songs are not sparse, they’re beautiful. They build, they crash, and they make you wish you knew more about life and the mysteries its holds.

Track Listing:
Family Portrait
Egon & Gertie
First Self-Portrait Series
Mime Van Osen
Second Self-Portrait Series
Wally, Egon, & Models in the Studio
Promenade
Third Self-Portrait Series
Egon, Edith, & Wally Meet
Egon & Wally Embrace and Say Farewell
Egon & Edith
Second Family Portrait