Monday, February 15, 2010

Wilhelm Killmayer, Fin Al Punto + 3 (side A)

I did not know anything about Wilhelm Killmayer when I bought this record—I try to buy records on Wergo when I find them at fair prices. It came out in 1973, with pieces from 1970 and 1972. Killmayer apparently is German, and there's a long interview video at ClassicalTV that I should watch one of these days. This record has a pretty crazy piece on it called "The Woods So Wide", which consists of pointillistic percussion and sustained drones. If the sources were electronic, it would be recognizably new—instead, they're clearly played by a chamber group and it dates from 1970!

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