in vain

by Georg Friedrich Haas / Klangforum Wien / Sylvain Cambreling

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This monumental work of contemporary spectralism is famously designed to be performed under highly specific lighting conditions, including sections of absolute darkness. Utilizing complex microtonal tuning and continuous, cascading Shepard tones, the composition induces a profound state of auditory disorientation.

Genres

  • Modern Classical

Tracklist

  1. In vain (2000) for 24 Instruments