Martin Haselbock - Harmonies-Werke Von Krenek Schnittke Halffter Und (2006) [SACD]

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Title: Harmonies-Werke Von Krenek Schnittke Halffter Und
Year Of Release: 2006
Label: NCA - 60160-215
Genre: Classical
Quality: DSD64 image (*.iso) / 2.0, 5.1 (2,8 MHz/1 Bit)
Total Time: 71:10
Total Size: 3.62 GB
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Tracklist:

1. Ernst Krenek (1900-1991) - Four-Winds Suite, op. 223 (1975). I
2. Ernst Krenek (1900-1991) - Four-Winds Suite, op. 223 (1975). II
3. Ernst Krenek (1900-1991) - Four-Winds Suite, op. 223 (1975). III
4. Ernst Krenek (1900-1991) - Four-Winds Suite, op. 223 (1975). IV
5. Gyorgy Ligeti (1923-2006) - Two Etudes for Organ. I
6. Gyorgy Ligeti (1923-2006) - Two Etudes for Organ. II
7. Cristobal Halffter (1930) - Ricercare para Organo (1981)
8. Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998) - Two Little Pieces for Organ (1980). I
9. Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998) - Two Little Pieces for Organ (1980). II
10. Zsolt Durko (1934-1997) - Andromeda (1980)
11. Rainer Bischof (1947) - Cadenza for Organ, op. 19/2 (1997)

This disk is a collection of organ pieces, all of which were composed after 1960. The music is very "modern", lacking obvious melody, harmony, or rhythm. Some pieces are very quiet, some quite loud, and some explore the limits of dynamic contrast. I never knew that an organ could make some of the sounds heard on this disk. The organ was built in 2001 for the Warsaw Philharmonic.... I am hardly qualified to rate the performance, but the sonics are quite impressive, both in stereo and multichannel.


Martin Haselbock - Harmonies-Werke Von Krenek Schnittke Halffter Und (2006) [SACD]