Stockhausen: Kontra-Punkte, Refrain, Zeitmasze & Schlagtrio

Few works better epitomise the excitement of the 1950s “new music” than Stockhausen’s Kontra-Punkte, for 10 instruments, at least when performed with the breathtaking ease and accuracy heard... — Sunday Times, 15th November 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 5th Oct 2009
Catalogue No: WER67172
Label: Wergo

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Stockhausen: Kontra-Punkte for 10 instruments, Op.1

Ensemble Recherche
Rupert Huber

Stockhausen: Refrain

Ensemble Recherche

Stockhausen: Zeitmasse

Ensemble Recherche
Rupert Huber

Stockhausen: Schlagtrio

Ensemble Recherche

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The four works on this disc come from the first nine years of a compositional career that would span almost another half century.Yet today, one scarcely hears them as 'early Stockhausen', but rather as a series of essential cornerstones of the emerging post-war European avant-garde on which Stockhausen, as the youngest major composer involved, exercised a crucial influence. Each exemplifies a phase of Stockhausen's early development. The ensemble recherche is one of the most distinguished ensembles for new music.With more than 450 premières to its credit since it was founded in 1985, the ensemble has made a substantial contribution to the development of contemporary chamber and ensemble music.

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15th November 2009

Few works better epitomise the excitement of the 1950s “new music” than Stockhausen’s Kontra-Punkte, for 10 instruments, at least when performed with the breathtaking ease and accuracy heard here...The severity is captivating.

Stockhausen: Kontra-Punkte, Refrain, Zeitmasze & Schlagtrio

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