Giacinto Scelsi: Action Music No. 1; Suite No. 8

Giacinto Scelsi (Composer), Bernhard Wambach (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Bernhard Wambach
• Composer: Giacinto Scelsi
• Audio CD (November 1, 2008)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Kairos
• ASIN: B00009ZV67
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #839,589 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #50 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Modern, 20th, & 21st Century > Composers > Scelsi, Giacinto

Track Listings

1. I. Poco piu mosso, Veloce - Giacinto Scelsi

2. II. Iniziando e subito accelerando ... - Giacinto Scelsi

3. III. Lento dolce (tutto con palmo della mano)

4. IV. Martellato

5. V. Violento

6. VI. Brillante

7. VII. Pesante

8. VIII. Veloce

9. IX. Con fuoco

10. I. Agitato

11. II. Non troppo sostenuto

12. Suite No.8 'Bot-Ba', for piano: III. - Giacinto Scelsi

13. IV. Lento

14. V. Lento

15. VI. Lento

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars evidence of excellency, May 6, 2006

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This review is from: Giacinto Scelsi: Action Music No. 1; Suite No. 8 (Audio CD)

Another fine example of works from this master composer. These highly complex compositions all comes with that typical primitive, raw, dry, stoney overtonal and atonal structures sometimes with overarching tonal sequences with their charactheristic somewhat icey atmosphere that marks most of Scelsi's works. These are all here very well represented and produced.

I find Scelsi to be one of the most original and essential modern composers of last century together with Feldman and Stockhausen. Scelsi, who studied under Klein from the Schoenberg school, wherewith he adopted the dodecaphony of Berg, should make a lasting impact on the modern classical music listener.