#OTD Frank Zappa performed his last show in 1992 with Ensemble Modern in Frankfurt, Germany

**The Yellow Shark**

32 years since.
Zappa passed away in December 1993.

FZ was composing and performing music on his synclavier which he thought was not possible to be played by human musicians but Ensemble Modern convinced him they could do this.
Which was true.
"The Yellow Shark" was performed live in Berlin, Vienna and Frankfurt.
Unlikely we will ever be able to hear a similarly touching piece of art.

https://open.spotify.com/album/7sZEHobWVNVWwvBYycTP1z

#FrankZappa #EnsembleModern #YellowShark

Ich bin in #FrankfurtAmMain aufgewachsen, in den 20 Jahren, in denen der legendäre #HilmarHoffmann dort #Kulturdezernent war.

In dieser Zeit, seit Mitte der #1980er Jahre, organisierten #DieterRexroth & Team die #FrankfurtFeste in & um die #AlteOper.

Dank dieses #Musikfestival|s konnten wir in #Frankfurt Opern wie #AmandasTraum von #HaraldWeiß, die #Vexations von #ErikSatie, aber auch #YellowShark von #FrankZappa hören.

#Rexroth starb heute morgen. 😢

🔗 https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/zum-tod-von-dieter-rexroth-dlf-kultur-ed4daae6-100.html

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🏷️ #RIP