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Stradivarius

Collection Vol. 10 - Giacinto Scelsi

$16.99

Details

Composer
Giacinto Scelsi
Artist
WDR Symphony Orchestra, Annette Bik, Klangforum Wien
Format
CD
Label
Stradivarius
Released
Aug 28, 2026
Catalog #
STR37301
UPC
8011570373014

About

The Isabella Scelsi Foundation promotes the production of contemporary music in a wide-ranging and structured manner, with particular attention to the work of it's founder, Giacinto Scelsi. In this vein, the Scelsi Collection series has been created, in close collaboration with the Stradivarius label, which features the Maestro's works performed by great musicians and renowned vocal and instrumental ensembles. The CD we present here is the most extraordinary that one can imagine, in the true sense of the word: in fact, it documents and bears witness to Giacinto Scelsi's unique creative process. The project, conceived under the presidency of Prof. Irmela Heimbächer and edited by composer and musicologist Friedrich Jaecker, presents the heart of Scelsi's universe, with two recordings of the composer's improvisations, which generated the pieces that would take shape in the subsequent process of 'materialization', alongside the relative 'musical products', with performances of the highest caliber. Giacinto Scelsi's 'mystery' is thus, for once, unveiled, along it's innermost path! The CD is a unique accomplishment, created as an example, in order to allow everyone - musicians, scholars, and enthusiasts - to have an insight into the extraordinary epiphany that was renewed in Scelsi with each of his pieces and gave rise to works considered among the greatest masterpieces of late 20th-century music. Gianni Trovalusci President, Isabella Scelsi Foundation

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 I. — 06:28
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. —
    Duration
    06:28
    Composer
    Giacinto Scelsi
    Performer
    Giacinto Scelsi
  2. 2 II. — 03:31
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. —
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Giacinto Scelsi
    Performer
    Giacinto Scelsi
  3. 3 III. — 03:26
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. —
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Giacinto Scelsi
    Performer
    Giacinto Scelsi
  4. 4 IV. — 05:15
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. —
    Duration
    05:15
    Composer
    Giacinto Scelsi
    Performer
    Giacinto Scelsi
  5. 5 I. — 08:16
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. —
    Duration
    08:16
    Composer
    Giacinto Scelsi
    Ensemble
    WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Zoltán Peskó
  6. 6 II. — 05:12
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. —
    Duration
    05:12
    Composer
    Giacinto Scelsi
    Ensemble
    WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Zoltán Peskó
  7. 7 III. — 04:29
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. —
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Giacinto Scelsi
    Ensemble
    WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Zoltán Peskó
  8. 8 IV. — 06:31
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. —
    Duration
    06:31
    Composer
    Giacinto Scelsi
    Ensemble
    WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
    Conductor
    Zoltán Peskó
  9. 9 Anahit (version for 2 ondiolines) 11:02
    Track
    9
    Title
    Anahit (version for 2 ondiolines)
    Duration
    11:02
    Composer
    Giacinto Scelsi
    Performer
    Giacinto Scelsi
  10. 10 Anahit (version for violin and orchestra) 12:33
    Track
    10
    Title
    Anahit (version for violin and orchestra)
    Duration
    12:33
    Composer
    Giacinto Scelsi
    Performer
    Annette Bik
    Ensemble
    Klangforum Wien
    Conductor
    Robert HP Platz