Luciano Berio, Henri Pousseur

condition (record/cover): VG (record looks near mint but has surface noise throughout) / EX-  Oversize gatefold sleeve - no magazine. A landmark coupling of two masters of European post-war modernism! Luciano Berio's Circles (1960), one of his most celebrated works, sets texts by e.e. cummings for soprano, harp, and two percussionists - a virtuosic exploration of phonetic and semantic dimensions performed by the incomparable Cathy Berberian, for whom the work was written. Berio's spatial disposition of performers and his integration of vocal and instrumental gestures create a hypnotic ritual of sound and meaning. Paired with Henri Pousseur's Mobile and Trois Chants Sacrés, works exemplifying his interest in open form and the spiritual dimensions of contemporary music. Pousseur, a central figure in European serialism and electronic music, brings his characteristic intellectual rigor and expressive depth. Released as part of Fratelli Fabbri's important "La Musica Moderna" educational series, making avant-garde masterworks accessible to Italian audiences.