studie i studie ii gesang der junglinge i Background capturing the moment when Austrian

capturing the moment when Austrian underground electronic music was quietly ambitious and assured in its own vision

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Stars On Sunset 4:22

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The Three Sonatas For Viola Da Gamba And Harpsichord 31:36

studie i studie ii gesang der junglinge i Background capturing the moment when AustrianKarlheinz Stockhausen's early electronic studies represent a pivotal moment when the synthesizer was still a laboratory instrument and composition itself became an act of sonic invention. These pieces, captured here in this Deutsche Grammophon release, chart the composer's meticulous exploration of pure electronic tones and their structural possibilitiesStudie I and II are austere, almost mathematical investigations of timbre and duration, while