Credits
Composed By – Iannis Xenakis
Editor – Pierre Dyens
Flute – Cécile Daroux
Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Angelica Cathariou
Percussion, Mixed By – Daniel Ciampolini
Piano – Dimitri Vassilakis (tracks: 1), Nikolaos Samaltanos
Recorded By – Evi Iliades
Notes
World Premiere Recording.
1969-2011 in memoriam Cécile Daroux
Recorded in July 2010.
Booklet in French and English.
Made in EU. ℗ & © 2010

Sometimes controversial, always original, Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001) was one of the leading lights in the world of contemporary music.
This is a world premiere recording of Xenakis’s music for keyboard instruments composed for computer. Unplayable by human hands!

Despite the complexities within the compositions, and also the rigorous demands they make on performers, the impact of Xenakis’s music on the listener is always direct.
The music is still alive with “the whole agony of my youth and the Resistance”, but there is an increasing richness of expression, a spirit of exuberance and exhilaration, a new romanticism, what seems to be a celebration of the sheer joy of music by a composer at the height of his powers and in full command of his medium, his destiny.
This production received the quarterly German Record Critics' Award.

Eonta, for 2 trumpets, 3 trombones & piano
Composed by Iannis Xenakis
with M. Chapellier, Ensemble Instrumental de Musique Contemporaine de Paris, Yuji Takahashi, Pierre Thibaud, J. Toulon, G. Moisan, L. Longo
Metastasis, for 60 musicians (Anastenaria, Part 3)
Composed by Iannis Xenakis
Performed by Orchestre National de l' O.R.T.F.
Conducted by Maurice Le Roux
Pithoprakta, for 49 musicians
Composed by Iannis Xenakis
Performed by Orchestre National de l' O.R.T.F.
Conducted by Maurice Le Roux

This album is our second collection of Iannis Xenakis’ music recorded under the aegis of Konstantin Simonovitch. It includes Atrées and Morsima-Amorsima (“what comes by fate-what doesn’t”), two works composed using probability theory, as well as notable chamber and solo pieces such as ST/4 for string quartet. Featuring the young Georges Pludermacher in one of his earliest recordings!

Evryali (1973), published by Editions Salabert, recorded at Carnegie Mellon Institute
Dikhthas (1979), published by Editions Salabert, recorded at Troy Music Hall
Herma (1960-61), published by Boosey & Hawkes
Palimpsest (1979), published by Editions Salabert, recorded at Cathedral Of The Immaculate Conception
Six Chansons Pour Piano (1950-51), published by Editions Salabert, recorded at Teldex Studio
Mists (1980), published by Editions Salabert, recorded at Carnegie Mellon Institute
A.r. (1987), published by Editions Salabert, recorded at Carnegie Mellon Institute
Pianos: Steinway, except Palimpsest: Bösendorfer
Remastered edition from 1999 edition including as bonus "Six Chansons Pour Piano"
96K 24 Bit Hi-definition Remastering.
Made & Printed in the U.S.A.