Even though Kraanerg never became a staple of the ballet repertoire after its premiere performance in Ottawa in 1969, this volatile score is central to Iannis Xenakis' canon and represents a high point in his development of stochastic procedures to produce fascinating music. Composed for a chamber orchestra of woodwinds, brass, strings, and electro-acoustic tape, Kraanerg is Xenakis' longest single-movement work, running over 77 minutes; though it appears to be subdivided into 22 sections with pauses of varying lengths ...
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Even though Kraanerg never became a staple of the ballet repertoire after its premiere performance in Ottawa in 1969, this volatile score is central to Iannis Xenakis' canon and represents a high point in his development of stochastic procedures to produce fascinating music. Composed for a chamber orchestra of woodwinds, brass, strings, and electro-acoustic tape, Kraanerg is Xenakis' longest single-movement work, running over 77 minutes; though it appears to be subdivided into 22 sections with pauses of varying lengths (which consequently provide the track divisions on this 2008 Mode release), it is really one continuously unfolding work where silences are mathematically integrated with the blazing instrumental and electronic sonorities. The tape, presented for the first time on a recording in its original surround sound, may in places remind some of the cosmic roar of Bohor (1962), as it was produced using some of the same musique concrète techniques of filtering and tape manipulation. This energetic...
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Very Good. Size: 5x0x4; a couple of tiny dings to lengthy booklet (in English, German & French); otherwise, otherwise, jewel case and rear cover art are in excellent condition; disc is mint/near mint; because we care that your order arrives in the condition stated, we have additionally sealed the case in bubblewrap for added protection during shipment.
