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Luc Ferrari, Mauricio Kagel, Toru Takemitsu
Avantgarde (4LP Bundle)
Format4LPLabelDeutsche GrammophonSeriesAvantgardeGenreComposition
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Special discounted Bundle. Audiophile edition. Pure analogue mastering & cutting from the original master tapes. Representing three of the most essential and sought-after works within the canon of 20th Century avant-garde composition, this bundle brings together Luc Ferrari's Presque Rien No.1 / Société II, Mauricio Kagel's Acustica, and Tōru Takemitsu's Quatrain / A Flock Descends Into The Pentagonal Garden in a single offering. Originally issued by Deutsche Grammophon between 1970 and 1980, out of print on vinyl for decades, all three now return as deluxe limited editions - each fully remastered and recut from the original 1/2 inch analog tapes by Rainer Maillard and Sidney Claire Meyer at Emil Berliner Studios, and housed in a die-cut slipcase with newly commissioned liner notes by Bradford Bailey.
Unquestionably among the most exciting reissues of 2026!
Format
Quatrain for clarinet, violin, violoncello, piano and orchestra was commissioned by the Tokyo FM Broadcasting Co. Ltd. and was composed in 1975.
A Flock Descends into the Pentagonal Garden was composed in 1977 and commissioned by Dr. and Mrs. Ralph I. Dorfman for the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. The instrumentation includes 1 piccolo, 3 flutes, 1 alto flute, 3 oboes, 1 cor anglais, 3 clarinets, 1 E flat clarinet, 1 bass clarinet, 3 bassoons, 1 double bassoon, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, 2 harps, 1 celesta, cow-bells, tubular bells, vibraphone, marimba, tam-tam, gong, cymbals, bass drum and string orchestra.
Tashi appears through the courtesy of RCA Records and Tapes.
Made in West Germany.
