Am�riques" - a symbol of renewal, adventure, and discovery - is a symphonic eruption that earned a place in the twentieth century's list of scandals at it's premiere. The version on this CD for two pianos, eight hands introduces the musical world to a work of extreme pianistic virtuosity, both delicate and ecstatic, a work whose wild activity could not be more different from the almost motionless introspection of the Feldman pieces. As Feldman said: "Instead of inventing a system like Schoenberg, Var�se invented a music that speaks to us with it's incredible tenacity rather than it's methodology. When listening to Var�se, we ask ourselves, 'How did he do it?' and not 'How was it done?'