Iannis Xenakis - Xenakis: Orchestral Works & Chamber Music - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

He was truly one of the greatest a collage portrait of Luigi Nono, from Due Espressioni, which premiered at Donaueschingen in 1953, to Post-Prae-Ludium in 1987. a Carlo Scarpa (1984) was recorded in October 1990, at Donaueschingen, and Fragmente - Stille an Diotima (1979/1980) was recorded in October 1989, in Moscow. All selections newly remastered.

A stroll through Asian traditions Isang Yun (1917-1995) forges a perfect union between East Asian techniques and sounds and the compositional methods of Western Europe. With Oleg Kagan, violin; Eduard Brunner, clarinet; Walter Grimmer, cello; Marion Hofmann, harp and the Wilanow-String Quartet. Recorded 1986 (1, 2) & 1987 (3-5). World Premiere Recordings - All selections newly re-mastered.

Experimental lute player Jozef Van Wissem and acclaimed film director and musician Jim Jarmusch have a working relationship that dates back to 2006, when they ran into each other on the street in New York City and quickly struck up a friendship. Van Wissem contributed to the soundtrack for Jarmusch's 2013 movie Only Lovers Left Alive, and the two have collaborated on three previous studio albums - Apokatastasis, Concerning the Entrance Into Eternity, and The Mystery of Heaven. An Attempt to Draw Aside the Veil is their second as a duo for Sacred Bones Records, following The Mystery of Heaven, and it's narrative picks up where that album left off. Musically, the mostly instrumental album finds much of it's power in minimalism. Van Wissem's unadorned lute traces the outlines of subdued electronics and ominous guitar drones laid down by Jarmusch. It's a subtle album, and repeat listens reveal vast depths in it's dark corners. Above all, it's an album that sees two formidable collaborators complement each other brilliantly.