Orchestral Works Vol. 5: Metastaseis; Pithoprakta; ST/48; Achorripsis; Syrmos; Hiketides

by Iannis Xenakis / Orchestre philharmonique du Luxembourg / Arturo Tamayo

Orchestral Works Vol. 5: Metastaseis; Pithoprakta; ST/48; Achorripsis; Syrmos; Hiketides cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 27 May 2008
  • Label: Timpani
  • Country: Greece
  • Length: 59:47
  • Community rating: 4.07/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This comprehensive volume highlights the Greek-French composer's revolutionary application of mathematical models and architectural principles to orchestral music. The stochastic compositions manipulate massive, dissonant sound masses, resulting in a terrifying and wildly avant-garde auditory experience.

Genres

Descriptors: Orchestral, avant-garde, atonal, dissonant, orchestral, instrumental, scary

Tracklist

  1. Metastas茅is (7:35)
  2. Pithoprakta (10:35)
  3. ST48 (10:40)
  4. Achorripsis (6:38)
  5. Syrmos (12:16)
  6. Hiketid茅s (12:03)

Credits

  • Iannis Xenakis - primary artist, composed by
  • Arturo Tamayo - primary artist, conductor
  • Jeannot Mersch - edited by [balance and editing]

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