What is Wandelweiser?
Relevant Tones
English - October 11, 2014 21:00 - 58 minutes - 80.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsMusic Interviews Music Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Originally a German musical creation, Wandelweiser is a kind of extreme minimalism that is fast becoming popular with composers around the world. We talk with two of its creators, Jürg Frey and Eva-Maria Houben, about the phenomenal growth of this movement.
Hosted by Seth Boustead
Produced by Jesse McQuarters
Jürg Frey: More or Less Normal
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Frey: 60 Pieces of Sound (excerpt)
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Eva-Maria Houben: Von da, nach da (excerpt)
Houben, org.; Sebastian Jeuck, sax.; Rommel Ayoub, vln.
Frey: Fragile Balance
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Houben: Go and Stop (excerpt)
R. Andrew Lee, p.
Special thanks to the co-organizers of the Chicago Wandelweiser Festival, Peter Margasak and Nomi Epstein.