Iannis Xenakis - Xenakis: Orchestral Works & Chamber Music

Clouds and galaxies: Xenakis rooted his music in many different spheres of the cosmos, ranging from mathematics to geometry, architecture or philosophy. Recorded as follows: Ata: October 1988, Donaueschingen; N'Shima: November 1991 in Metz; Metastaseis: October 1955 in Donaueschingen; Ioolkos: October 1996 in Donaueschingen; Charisma: July 1974 in Darmstadt and Jonchaies: November 1981, in Metz. Featuring Michael Gielen, Kwame Ryan and Hans Rosbaud conducting the SWF Symphony Orchestra Baden-Baden; Rachid Safir conducting Les Jeunes Soloists and Gilbert Amy conducting the Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique. All selections newly re-mastered.