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Composer:
Karl Heinz Stockhausen

Artist(s):
Theatre of Voices

Conductor:
Paul Hillier

Background: With the première of Stimmung, Stockhausen redefined the very notion of what vocal music is. This series of sonic sequences, entirely built on the overtones of B flat in multiple combinations, embraces new musical techniques and explores the inner world of speech and song.

Paul Hillier, a specialist in contemporary vocal repertoire, proves in his new recording that this milestone of 20th-century music is still as relevant as ever.

Hillier's long relationship with Stimmung began in the 1970s when he performed it as a member of Singcircle with Stockhausen himself at the controls. Written in 1968, a year of revolt and idealism, it is a definitive work of the era based on one chord for its 70-minute duration. Staged for six miked singers seated around a table, it allows the performers space to improvise and influence the outcome of the overall performance. The serene but highly charged aural landscape of Stimmung has global roots originating in Stockhausen's absorption of musical experiences as he traveled the world in the 1950s and '60s: from mystic experiences in Mexico to Tibetan overtone singing.

CATALOGUE NR: HMU807408
RECORD LABEL: Harmonia Mundi
FORMAT: Hybrid SACD
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 01-Oct-2007

COMPOSER: Karl Heinz Stockhausen
TITLE: Stimmung
CONDUCTOR: Paul Hillier
ARTISTS: Theatre of Voices      

- 2008 star Classic CD Mag. - Oct-2007 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Awards-2007 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'The explanation may seem academic but the gorgeous result is stunning'

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