The Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, originally known as the 'Symphony Orchestra of the All-Union Radio,' initiated the first festival of modern music in the Soviet Union.
Compositional Technique
Luciano Berio's 'Sequenza' series, which began in the 1950s, are contributions to the repertoire for solo instruments and are known for demanding a high level of technical virtuosity, similar to Paganini's Caprices.
Performer Biography
Irvine Arditti, the violinist on this album, formed the Arditti String Quartet in 1974, which is now internationally recognized as a leading interpreter of contemporary music.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Iannis Xenakis, a composer, rejected serialism and created his own musical system, known as 'stochastic music,' based on calculations similar to those used in his architectural work.
Composer Biography
Iannis Xenakis, a composer born in Romania, studied engineering in Athens and was an active member of the communist resistance movement during World War II, where he lost his left eye to a grenade.
Composer Biography
Luciano Berio, an Italian composer, co-founded the Italian Radio (RAI) Experimental Studio in Milan in 1955 with Bruno Maderna, and was later joined by Luigi Nono.
Performer Biography
Many composers, including Cage, Ferneyhough, and Berio, have written works specifically for Irvine Arditti, the violinist on this recording.
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