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Xenakis

Xenakis composed for the children

Iannis Xenakis - Reverse Chronological Catalogue

klasik

Matière première

Aleksander Gabryś plays "Theraps" from Ianis Xenakis, 2005 in Gliwice

Iannis Xenakis - Theraps pour contrebasse a cordes seule (1976)

QR1 Metastaseis (1954)

QR3 Eua - On - Ome (1995)

QR6 Tournoiements De Spectres (1988)

QR5 Solar (1982)

QR8 Tithon (1989)

QR9 Voyage Absolu Des Unari Vers Andromede (1989)

QR4 Pour La Paix (1981)

QR11 Varesian Variations (1992)

QR12 Saxatile (1992)

QR13 L'Autel De La Perte Et De La Trasformation (1993)

Schoenberg's masterpiece for string sextet

SCHOENBERG - Verklärte Nacht for string sextet

In the wet heat of a Japanese summer, legendary musician Ryuichi Sakamoto was joined on stage by Taylor Deupree and the duo of Corey Fuller and Tomoyoshi Date, known as Illuha. The Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media hosted the event as part of their 10 year anniversary which also included a captivating installation by Sakamoto called Forest Symphony. The days surrounding the concert brought the artists together for food, talk and exploration. Informal but meaningful moods that prepared them for performing together.

The performance, an improvised set for piano, guitar, pump organ, and synthesizers, ended up affecting the artists in a deep way. The four, having never played all together before, were taken aback by the level of listening and restraint that flowed between them. The audience sat in a breathless silence, the music offering a respite from the thick July air. As the last hushed note faded into blackness the artists knew right away it had been a deep journey.

It is a fortunate event when a moment like this is captured, as this concert was ( recorded in high quality DSD). Perpetual, named for the eternal and ageless quality of the music, is presented in three movements that traverse from soft layers of synthesizer and processed guitar, to open, airy sections of prepared piano and silence, to finally coming to rest in a most hauntingly delicate lullaby of lonely piano, crackling found objects and field recordings and tones suspended like mists.

Perpetual not only surrounds us and stretches through time but collects that expanse into a single memory, a record of a brief moment where time stood still and four musicians merged into one.

Perpetual

Movement, 3

Plektó (1993) by Iannis Xenakis

Performed by Non Sequitur:
Ned McGowan, flute
Benjamin Fingland, clarinet
Gabriel Bolkosky, violin
Ha-Yang Kim, cello
Nathan Davis, percussion
Blair McMillen, piano

From album "Non Sequitur" 
Karnatic Lab Records

Non Sequitur

Plektó by Iannis Xenakis

Kiss The Rain -  Sungha Jung

Beethoven - Romance for Violin and Orchestra No.1 in G Major

Compassion: A Journey of the Spirit

Xenakis: Hunem-Iduhey

Unter der Leitung von Johannes Kalitzke widmet sich das Ensemble Resonanz den Werken für Streichorchester des zeitgenössischen Komponisten Iannis Xenakis.

Xenakis Music for Strings

Iannis Xenakis: »Voile« for 20 strings (1995)

œnm . österreichisches ensemble für neue musik
iannis xenakis: jalons

johannes kalitzke, conductor
recorded live at the ultraschall festival, berlin 2008


iannis xenakis: jalons

An early recording of the masterpiece by Iannis Xenakis. The BDP was among the first five ensembles in the world, able to perform the entire score - quoted in the Salabert catalogue.

Iannis Xenakis - Peaux mvt from Pléiades

I composed this work a year after hearing of the death of Iannis Xenakis. The music of Xenakis has meant a lot to me and I wanted to pay homage to the late composer.  

The work is dedicated to my former saxophone professor Lawrence Gwozdz.  

The performers are:
Soprano sax: Marc Ballard (of Duo Fujin)
Alto: Brian Kauth
Tenor: Chris Parkin
Baritone: Noah Madison

Canon In Memoriam Iannis Xenakis for Saxophone Quartet (2002)

Kenny G - Saxophone - The Sound of Silence

I am a composer of new music or contemporary classical music whatever name you like or whichever carries the least amount of baggage in your mind. I don't care which term you use but please take a moment to listen to my works.

I currently reside in Gateswood, Alabama with my wife , Cheryl, and our son, Asa. 

I love chamber music. I write lots of it. In fact that is the only music I have written so far. Mainly it's because I've known so many great performers and I've had the opportunity to compose for them.

If you want any scores or have any questions just let me know. 
Hopefully soon I will have more recent works on the site.

Canon In Memoriam Iannis Xenakis for Saxophone Quartet (2002)

Everette Minchew