No. 12 Kontakte

Karlheinz Stockhausen (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 6, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ecstatic Peace
• ASIN: B0000021N4
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #494,106 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. No. 12 Kontakte For Electronic Sounds, Piano and Percussion: No.12 Kontakte for Electronic Sounds, Piano and Percussion

Editorial Reviews

Kontakte is the epitome of Stockhausen's pioneering "moment form," characterized by long periods of inactivity broken by sudden changes. The prepared tape used in the work consists of a variety of metallic effects, some sped up to create radically different sounds and timbres. Probably Stockhausen's most famous work, Kontakte has been performed in two versions, one with four-channel tape and another with four-channel tape with added piano and percussion. The only widely available version, released on Ecstatic Peace, was recorded in Toronto in 1978 with tape plus pianist James Tenney and percussionist William Winant. -All Music Guide

Customer Reviews

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57 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not the best recording, May 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: No. 12 Kontakte (Audio CD)

This a stinky performance of a great piece of music from the beginning of Stockhausen's career as a composer. The piano and percussion play along with a 4-channel tape. It's a lot of fun, but the instrumentalist are not energetic enough, and they make too many mistakes - and yes, you CAN hear the mistakes, even if you aren't familiar with the work. Try the Koch-Schwann recording of Kontakte instead (with Wambach on piano and Mircea Ardeleanu on percussion).