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by Karlheinz Stockhausen
- Type: Album
- Released: 1976
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon
- Country: Germany
- Length: 54:30
- Community rating: 3.9/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A landmark work of avant-garde composition, this piece was famously inspired by a dream the composer had involving a wall of sound and a mysterious string section[cite: 1]. The resulting recording is a dense, highly theatrical exploration of serialism and orchestral dissonance, featuring heavily processed tape manipulations that create a deeply ominous and suffocating atmosphere[cite: 1].
Genres
Descriptors: dissonant, instrumental, orchestral, symphonic, majestic, long-form
Tracklist
Credits
- Karlheinz Stockhausen - primary artist, composed by, directed by [sound direction]
- Ernest Bour - conductor
- Hans Zender - conductor