Brecht Valckenaers - Ex Nihilo (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Musica Ricercata: No. 1, Sostenuto - Misurato - Prestissimo
02. Musica Ricercata: No. 2, Mesto, rigido e ceremoniale
03. Rhythm Studies: I. Distorting Time
04. Musica Ricercata: No. 3, Allegro con spirito
05. Ein Kinderspiel: I. Hänschen klein
06. Ein Kinderspiel: VI. Glockenturm
07. Musica Ricercata: No. 4, Tempo di valse (poco vivace - “à l’orgue de Barbarie”)
08. Rhythm Studies: II. A Bit Drunk
09. Musica Ricercata: No. 5, Rubato. Lamentoso
10. Irish Legends: 3. The Voice of Lir
11. Musica Ricercata: No. 6, Allegro molto capriccioso
12. Rhythm Studies: III. Distorting Mirror
13. Musica Ricercata: No. 7, Cantabile, molto legato
14. Out of Doors, Sz. 81: No 4, The Night's music. Lento
15. Musica Ricercata: No. 8, Vivace. Energico
16. Rhythm Studies: IV. Mixed Feelings
17. Játékok, Book V: Bell-fanfare for Sándor Veress
18. Musica Ricercata: No. 9, Adagio. Mesto (Béla Bartók in memoriam)
19. Makrokosmos, Book II, Pt. 1: III. Rain-Death Variations (Pisces)
20. Makrokosmos, Book II, Pt. 1: IV. Twin Suns (Gemini)
21. Musica Ricercata: No. 10, Vivace. Capriccioso
22. Rhythm Studies: V. Chaconne des Cloches
23. Musica Ricercata: No. 11, Andante misurato e tranquillo (Omaggio a Girolamo Frescobaldi)



Ex Nihilo brings together a diverse palette of music into one continuous flow. Ligeti’s Musica Ricercata forms the spine of the program, interwoven with 20th-century works that resonate with it and new interludes by Brecht Valckenaers. Together, they trace a lineage of invention - exploring how composers reimagine their musical language and the piano itself ex nihilo, from nothing.

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