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| “Once you focus your will and mind on a particular thought or sentiment, and screen out the external world, you’re being transported into a state of contemplation, which fully takes effect in solitude: relaxation in a unity of subjective and objective experience which has come to rest.” (Robert M. Helmschrott) In the best case scenario, this basic, contemplative frame of mind helps sharpen consciousness, which, in turn, further deepens the understanding of music,” “reaching deep into the all-encompassing space of creation and history.” In the four movements of Metamorphose, featured on the present CD in the version for organ and percussion, Helmschrott uses many different rhythmic structures and multi-harmonic spectra, which contain allusions to patterns in Gregorian music and end in large clusters of sound. This ‘fantasy of a symphony’ allows the audience “to get engaged with its own experiences and thoughts and to transcend them in order to get to know the reality of mind and heart. The beauty also lies in the ear of the listener.” (Helmschrott) |
1CD | Instrumental | Piano | Contemporary | Special Offers |
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Gerald Preinfalk’s personal audio storybook explains why the importance of the saxophone is not only to be found in the jazz club.  |
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| "Six Melodies" (1950) and "Thirteen Harmonies" (1985): Annelie Gahl (violin), Klaus Lang (Fender Rhodes) and col legno present an excitingly accessible John Cage. |
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| A single (and singular) CD documents the Darmstädter Ferienkurse für Neue Musik 2004: Wolfgang Mitterer’s electrifying pieces for organ and electronics. |
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