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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Stockhausen: Kontra-Punkte, Refrain, Zeitmasze & Schlagtrio
The four works on this disc come from the first nine years of a compositional career that would span almost another half century.Yet today, one scarcely hears them as 'early Stockhausen', but rather as a series of essential cornerstones of the emerging post-war European avant-garde on which Stockhausen, as the youngest major composer involved, exercised a crucial influence. Each exemplifies a phase of Stockhausen's early development. The ensemble recherche is one of the most distinguished ensembles for new music.With more than 450 premières to its credit since it was founded in 1985, the ensemble has made a substantial contribution to the development of contemporary chamber and ensemble music. “Few works better epitomise the excitement of the 1950s “new music” than Stockhausen’s Kontra-Punkte, for 10 instruments, at least when performed with the breathtaking ease and accuracy heard here...The severity is captivating.” Sunday Times, 15th November 2009 **** | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Le Domaine Musical 1956-1967 (Vol. 1)
Includes an exclusive interview of Pierre Boulez by Claude Samuel on 14th September 2005, and the very first recording of 'Le Marteau sans maitre' by VEGA records in 1956. “The intricacies of Stockhausen's Kontrapunkte now seem contrived by the pungent timbral interplay of Zeitmasze still compels - as does David Tudor in the convolutions of Klavierstück VI. Characterful works by Pousseur illumine a now-neglected figure, while those by Berio, Kagel and Nono are among the best of their era. Boulez is represented by grimly determined accounts of the Flute Sonatina and Structures I and by Loriod's formidable Second Sonata - galvanising its violent contrasts with a sweeping intensity.” Gramophone Magazine, September 2006 | | | This item is currently out of stock at the UK distributor. You may order it now but please be aware that it may be six weeks or more before it can be despatched. |
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| |  | WERGO: 50 YearsMusic of our Time Special Edition
Cage: | Second Construction for four players Quatuor Hêlios Imaginary Landscape No. 2 Quatuor Hêlios Amores Quatuor Hêlios Double Music Quatuor Hêlios Third Construction Quatuor Hêlios She is Asleep: Quartet for percussion (12 tom-toms) Quatuor Hêlios First Construction in Metal (1939) for seven percussionists Quatuor Hêlios | Nono: | Polifonica Ensemble UnitedBerlin & United Voices, Peter Hirsch Monodia Ensemble UnitedBerlin & United Voices, Peter Hirsch Ritmica für sechs Instrumente und Schlagzeug Ensemble UnitedBerlin & United Voices, Peter Hirsch Canti per 13 Ensemble UnitedBerlin & United Voices, Peter Hirsch Canciones a Guiomar Ensemble UnitedBerlin & United Voices, Peter Hirsch Hay que caminar Ensemble UnitedBerlin & United Voices, Peter Hirsch | Schnebel: | Choralvorspiele I/II Juan Allende-Blin, Guiseppe G. Englert, Carla Henius, William Pearson, Gisela Saur-Kontarsky & Gerd Zacher Interpretenensemble Darmstadt, Dieter Schnebel Atemzüge Juan Allende-Blin, Guiseppe G. Englert, Carla Henius, William Pearson, Gisela Saur-Kontarsky & Gerd Zacher Interpretenensemble Darmstadt, Dieter Schnebel | Stockhausen: | Kontra-Punkte for 10 instruments, Op.1 ensemble recherche, Rupert Huber Refrain ensemble recherche Zeitmasse ensemble recherche, Rupert Huber Schlagtrio ensemble recherche | Stravinsky: | Sonata for Two Pianos Alfons and Aloys Kontarsky (piano) Five Easy Pieces for Piano Duet Alfons and Aloys Kontarsky (piano) Three Easy Pieces for Piano Duet Alfons and Aloys Kontarsky (piano) Concerto per due pianoforti soli Alfons and Aloys Kontarsky (piano) |
For half a century the WERGO label has been synonymous with contemporary music. Its repertoire comprises more than 600 CDs, which have won many awards and prizes, is a major collection of 20th-21st-century music, portraying almost all established contemporary composers. As a result, the label WERGO not only is part of the history of new music but also continues to make contributions to it. In May WERGO celebrates its 50th anniversary. On this occasion WERGO publishes a 5-CD set with music from five decades - all for an especially reasonable price. HAPPY BIRTHDAY WERGO! “Best of all are Alfons and Aloys Kontarsky's 1962 album of Stravinsky's works for two pianos – chamber-music pieces of French, rather than Russian, character – and a recent quartet of Stockhausen's early works performed by Ensemble Recherche.” The Independent, 26th May 2012 **** “To mark its half century the German-based label has brought together discs originally released in each of the five decades of its activities...two of the discs are particularly interesting. Works by the 82-year-old theologian and composer Dieter Schnebel are rare on disc even now, and here his Choralvorspiele I/II is paired with Atemzüge from his important collection Maulwerke” The Guardian, 28th June 2012 *** | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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