Karlheinz Stockhausen
Kontakte (Für Elektronische Klänge, Klavier Und Schlagzeug)
Essential first 1960 recording of the classic masterpiece for electronic sound, piano and percussion performed by the composer with David Tudor, Christoph Caskel and Gottfried Michael Koenig, released on Wergo's great "Studio Reihe Neuer Musik" experimental music series in the 70's.
condition (record/cover): NM / NM | Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Kontakte (1959–60) is a seminal work for electronic sounds, piano, and percussion. This recording is a landmark performance of the "concert version". It is composed in "moment form," where each section is immediately intense and exists independently of a traditional climaxand it is noted for its "sound-metamorphosis," where electronic tones seamlessly transition into instrumental sounds like wood, skin, and metal. This specific Wergo recording (captured in 1960) captures the original interpreters who premiered the work in Cologne.
Details
File under: ElectronicAvant-Garde
Cat. number: WER 60 009
Year: 1974
Notes:
Notes on sleeve: “Tonaufnahme 1960, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Köln”.
Subtitled "Kontakte für elektronische Klänge, Klavier und Schlagzeug" (Kontakte for electronic sound, piano and drums).
The front cover lists "Gottfried Michael Koenig" whereas the backcover only lists "Michael Koenig".
