Electronic Works 1: La Légende d'Eer
Released: May 24, 2005
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Released: May 24, 2005
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"Music is not a language. Any musical piece is akin to a boulder with complex forms, with striations and engraved designs atop and within, which men can decipher in a thousand different ways...
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Persepolis + Remixes - EDITION 1
Released: Jul 22, 2002
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Released: Jul 22, 2002
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This unusual two-disc set takes as its basis Iannis Xenakis' "Persepolis," the sound portion of a massive multimedia extravaganza staged by Xenakis in 1971 on behalf of the Shah of Iran. The...
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Electronic Music
Released: May 2, 2000
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Released: May 2, 2000
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This is a collection of compositions from electronic music pioneer and 20th century legend Iannis Xenakis, deceased in the early half of 2001 after a lifetime creating one of the most significant...
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Kraanerg (1968)
Released: Jul 7, 1997
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Released: Jul 7, 1997
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Xenakis' 1968 work for tape and orchestra, "Kraanerg" was performed several times after its composition, though synchronizing tape effects with the orchestra often proved difficult. Charles...
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Dämmerschein (Xenakis Vol.3)
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"Dämmerschein" ("Rays of Twilight") is an 11-minute orchestral piece from 1994 which, despite its title, never quite manages to shine. Iannis Xenakis' trademark clusters sound heavy and soggy,...
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Pleiades/Ketiak
Released: 1995
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Released: 1995
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The Italian sextet known as Brake Drum Percussion chose two intriguing works for their debut recording. Xenakis' well-known "Pleiades" is set in four movements, three of which utilize specific...
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Musique Electro-Acoustique
Released: December 2001
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Released: December 2001
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This disc comprises two works from the '80s utilizing electronics and tape manipulation, one involving voices and permutations thereof. The text for "Pour la Paix," much of it written by the...
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