Orchestral Works - Vol. II: Jonchaies; Shaar; Lichens; Antikhthon

by Iannis Xenakis & Orchestre philharmonique du Luxembourg & Arturo Tamayo

Orchestral Works - Vol. II: Jonchaies; Shaar; Lichens; Antikhthon cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 2001-01-01
  • Label: Timpani
  • Country: Greece
  • Length: 1:03:17
  • Community rating: 3.89/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Arturo Tamayo and the Orchestre philharmonique du Luxembourg perform Iannis Xenakis's orchestral works 'Jonchaies', 'Shaar', 'Lichens' and 'Antikhthon', music built on massed string glissandi and stochastic density. Tamayo's cycle of Xenakis recordings is a central document of the Greek composer's orchestral catalog.

Genres

Descriptors: atonal, atmospheric, instrumental, avant-garde, orchestral

Tracklist

  1. Jonchaies (15:59)
  2. Shaar (13:20)
  3. Lichens (16:23)
  4. Antikhthon (17:35)

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