Iannis Xenakis
- Type: Classical Composer
- Born: May 29, 1922 in Br膬ila, Romania
- Died: February 4, 2001, Paris, France
Biography
Greek composer, theorist and architect, born in Br膬ila, Romania, and based in Paris. Iannis Xenakis pioneered stochastic music, using probability mathematics to shape works such as 'Metastaseis' (1954) and 'Pithoprakta' (1956), and designed the UPIC computer system for composing with drawn sound. A collaborator of *Le Corbusier*, he remains a towering figure of the postwar avant-garde. His music joins mathematical rigour to a raw, archaic physical power.
Genres
Iannis Xenakis Discography
- Metastasis; Pithoprakta; Eonta (1965) - Album - rated 4.06/5
- Persepolis (1972) - Album - rated 4.14/5
- Naama; A l'ile de Gor茅e; Khoa茂; Kombo茂 (1990) - Album - rated 3.71/5
- Palimpsest; 脡p茅i; Dikhthas; Akanthos (1990) - Album - rated 3.93/5
- La L茅gende d'Eer (1995) - Album - rated 4.1/5
- Works for Piano (1999) - Album - rated 3.97/5
- Orchestral Works - Vol. I: A茂s; Trac茅es; Empreintes; Noomena; Roa茂 (2000) - Album - rated 4/5
- Orchestral Works & Chamber Music (2000) - Compilation - rated 3.85/5
- Orchestral Works - Vol. III: Synapha茂; Horos; Eridanos; Kyania (2002) - Album - rated 4.05/5
- Orchestral Works Vol. IV: Erikhthon; Ata; Akrata; Krino茂di (2004) - Compilation - rated 4.08/5