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Contemporary Classicals

Gander, Bernhard: Dirty Angel

Gander, Bernhard: Dirty Angel

Failed takeoffs with accordion and flugelhorn.

Haas, Georg Friedrich: Limited approximations

Haas, Georg Friedrich: Limited approximations

Desert island music with six (!) micro-tonally tuned pianos.

Brown, Earle: From Folio

Brown, Earle: From Folio

Digging deep.

Ligeti, György: Requiem

Ligeti, György: Requiem

Ligeti’s Requiem… Death: pain, fear, kyrie.

Nordin, Jesper: Calm Like A Bomb

Nordin, Jesper: Calm Like A Bomb

No, this is not the song of the rock band Rage Against the Machine. Which music has more punch?

Penderecki, Krzysztof: Threnody

Penderecki, Krzysztof: Threnody

If you feel why Penderecki composed his work this way, no more music will be unusual in this Listening Room.

Ivičević, Mirela: Baby Magnify / Lilith's New Toy

Ivičević, Mirela: Baby Magnify / Lilith's New Toy

Seductive games - not for children...

Coates, Gloria: String Quartet No. 7

Coates, Gloria: String Quartet No. 7

The organ and string quartet can intertwine in amazing harmony. Exceptional music.

Johnston, Ben: String Quartet No.8

Johnston, Ben: String Quartet No.8

A milestone for the string quartet, with new harmonies.

Oehring, Helmut - Schiphorst, Iris ter: Prae-Senz

Oehring, Helmut - Schiphorst, Iris ter: Prae-Senz

Turn-of-the-century ballet music: know-how and state-of-the-art technology, full of inventions.

Krauze, Zygmunt: Stone Music

Krauze, Zygmunt: Stone Music

Tuning the piano with real stones? Why not?

Czernowin, Chaya : Anea Crystal

Czernowin, Chaya : Anea Crystal

Music-crystal modeled on an ionic crystal.

Wyschnegradsky, Ivan: Les Arc-en-ciel

Wyschnegradsky, Ivan: Les Arc-en-ciel

Twelfth-tone music: modern harmonies to discover.

Lorentzen, Bent: Cruor

Lorentzen, Bent: Cruor

Extremely serious and somber organ music with all the power of the instrument. Substantial energy.

Penderecki, Krzysztof: Polymorphia

Penderecki, Krzysztof: Polymorphia

Many – shocking – forms of sound.

Ligeti, György: Volumina

Ligeti, György: Volumina

Can’t read sheet music? No problem, Ligeti drew his idea. How does it sound?

Sciarrino, Salvatore: Macbeth

Sciarrino, Salvatore: Macbeth

Sciarrino’s aspiring singers are novel and fantastic. Macbeth, like you – very probably – never heard.

Dillon, James: Birl

Dillon, James: Birl

The wonderfully pleasant baroque harpsichord in Listening Room 04? It’s possible.

Scelsi, Giacinto: Uaxuctum: I.

Scelsi, Giacinto: Uaxuctum: I.

The end of a civilization with Scelsi’s painful colors. An overwhelming representation of instinctive fear.

Xenakis, Iannis: Mikka / Mikka "S"

Xenakis, Iannis: Mikka / Mikka "S"

Continuous slide.

Clementi, Aldo: Passacaglia

Clementi, Aldo: Passacaglia

Acoustic illusions - for flute...

Radulescu, Horatiu: String Quartet No.5

Radulescu, Horatiu: String Quartet No.5

Plasmatic music: the endless ocean of vibrations.

Lang, Bernhard: Monadologie XIII

Lang, Bernhard: Monadologie XIII

Rethinking the symphony - with two orchestral groups.

Pape, Gerard: Le Fleuve du Désir IV

Pape, Gerard: Le Fleuve du Désir IV

Chaotic-sound composition for 8 (!) solo violins.

Holliger, Heinz: Fünf Stücke

Holliger, Heinz: Fünf Stücke

Sometimes there is no doubt about the listening category of a piece of music - perpetuum mobile for organ and electronics.

Henry, Pierre: Paysage

Henry, Pierre: Paysage

Isn't this music shocking enough? What about Etranglement on the same album?

Listening Room 04

Continue here if you are really ready for a shock.

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