Karlheinz Stockhausen's 'Zyklus' was the first percussion solo work written for a specific set of instruments.
Compositional Technique
Iannis Xenakis's 'Psappha' uses the metrical divisions of verses by the ancient Greek poetess Sappho to build its structure.
Recording & Production
This album is a re-release of audio tracks from a 2015 DVD of percussion films titled 'Solo', with three additional pieces not on the original DVD.
Compositional Technique
Karlheinz Stockhausen's 'Zyklus' is structured as one long cycle of sound colors, with instruments set up in a circle around the percussionist, who makes a slow spin during the performance.
Performer Biography
Mathias Reumert, the performer on this album, won First Prize at the Concours International de Vibraphone in Clermont-Ferrand, France, after memorizing Franco Donatoni's 'Omar'.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Roger Reynolds's 'Watershed' was written with the idea that musical messages and identities can be conveyed not only through sound but also through the performer's gestural inflection.
Interpretation
In Karlheinz Stockhausen's 'Zyklus', the performer has significant freedom, including choosing the starting page in the spiral-bound score and even playing the piece backwards.
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