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Karlheinz Stockhausen: Klavierstücke - Piano Pieces I-xi

Sabine Liebner

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Format: 2CD

Cat No: WER73412

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Release Date:  01 August 2018

Label:  Wergo

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  4010228734126

Genres:  Classical  Solo Instrumental  

Composer/Series:  Karlheinz Stockhausen

  • Description

    Karlheinz Stockhausen was one of the foremost proponents of the radical 'music of the future' envisioned by young composers after the horrors and destruction of World War II. In 1955, Stockhausen declared that music would have to be created anew amid the rubble of the past. His Klavierstücke I-XI for piano are not based on a linear belief in progress, but on a personal mix of scientific knowledge and religious conviction. The underlying theme of this music is the tension between objectively measured time versus our subjective experience of time. Stockhausen deliberately restricted himself to a single instrument, believing that the neutrality and universality of the piano’s sound allowed a comprehensive and transparent exploration of sound colours and structures. In Sabine Liebner’s precise and sensitive interpretation, the fascination of these piano pieces is apparent. The intensity of the individual sound events and our experience of the dual nature of time allow us to truly 'hear' – the ultimate goal of Stockhausen’s art.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Klavierstück XI Nr. 7 (1. Fassung)
      • 2. Klavierstück I Nr. 2
      • 3. Klavierstück II Nr. 2
      • 4. Klavierstück III Nr. 2
      • 5. Klavierstück IV Nr. 2
      • 6. Klavierstück VIII Nr. 4
      • 7. Klavierstück VII Nr. 4
      • 8. Klavierstück VI Nr. 4

      Disc 2

      • 1. Klavierstück XI Nr. 7 (2. Fassung)
      • 2. Klavierstück V Nr. 4
      • 3. Klavierstück IX Nr. 4
      • 4. Klavierstück X Nr. 4