Matrix 5: Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima; Canticum canticorum Salomonis; De natura sonoris Nos. 1 & 2

This commanding compilation bundles several of the Polish composer's most abrasive and celebrated avant-garde works, heavily rooted in the sonorist movement. The centerpiece, 'Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima', utilizes massive string clusters and unconventional playing techniques to generate horrifying, deeply affecting textures reflecting the devastation of nuclear warfare. The profoundly dissonant pieces collected here have frequently been utilized in cinema to evoke visceral, atmospheric dread.