Zender; Hans

ATLANTIS

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There aren’t many contemporary composers who can match Peter Eötvös in making music that is both intellectually stimulating and emotionally gripping, and these three orchestral

Lachenmann, Mouvement/Kairos C

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Here is the beginning of Helmut Lachenmann’s notes to his 1982-84 work Movement (- before paralysis): “A music of dead movements, almost of final quivers,

Scelsi on KAIROS C

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Fans of Giacinto Scelsi’s myopic dementia should be thrilled with this CD–note-and-mood-perfect performances of music written during and about the Italian composer’s too-genuine insanity. Rather

Lachenmann the NUN

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This release features borderline unlistenable pieces coupled with befuddling, pretentious liner notes. NUN, an orchestral piece with soloists and chorus, is a single sexless throb

Hans Zender on Kairos C

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The German avant-garde has done it again, producing another composer who lives in serious fear of not being misunderstood. Hans Zender, whose music is a

Schubert/Webern

Victor Carr Jr

There’s a puzzling idea buzzing around among certain older German conductors these days: Franz Schubert’s musical kinship with Anton Webern. Like Michael Gielen on a