"As part of the celebration of Karlheinz Stockhausen's 75th birthday, Wergo is proud to release an exceptional new recording of Tierkreis and Zodiac, under the direction of Mike Svoboda. 'Zodiac' is one of Stockhausen's most beautiful and accessible compositions. He created several different arrangements, allowing each interpreter to create his or her own version by using special formulas. With regard to the first of his two realizations on this recording, Svoboda says,'I approached the composition the way jazz musicians approach a standard: take inspiration from the melody and harmonic sequences and then express themselves spontaneously and very individually.' In his second realization, Svoboda gave the musicians just a few structures and asked them to improvise freely on Stockhausen's melodies. These two versions of one of Stockhausen's most important works are a fitting tribute to this controversial master of contemporary composition."
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Tracklist
1 Steinbock ・ Capricorn 3:14
2 Wasserman ・ Aquarius 3:17
3 Fische ・ Pisces 3:22
4 Steinbock ・ Capricorn 2:56
5 Wasserman ・ Aquarius 2:54
6 Fische ・ Pisces 4:22
7 Widder ・ Aries 2:11
8 Stier ・ Taurus 3:58
9 Zwillinge ・ Gemini 3:15
10 Widder ・ Aries 3:00
11 Stier ・ Taurus 2:58
12 Zwillinge ・ Gemini 3:24
13 Krebs ・ Cancer 1:50
14 Lowe ・ Leo 3:49
15 Jungfrau ・ Virgo 2:26
16 Krebs ・ Cancer 2:30
17 Lowe ・ Leo 3:01
18 Jungfrau ・ Virgo 2:03
19 Waage ・ Libra 4:36
20 Skorpion ・ Scorpio 4:41
21 Schutze ・ Sagittarius 2:18
22 Waage ・ Libra 2:52
23 Skorpion ・ Scorpio 2:33
24 Schutze ・ Sagittarius 3:49
Credits
Accordion ? Stefan Hussong
Bass Clarinet ? Michael Riessler
Cello ? Scott Roller
Co-producer ? DeutschlandRadio
Double Bass ? Wolfgang Fernow
Drums, Vibraphone ? Michael Kiedaisch
Engineer [Toningenieure] ? Karl-Heinz Stevens, Michael Morawietz
Liner Notes [English Translation] ? Steven Lindberg
Producer ? Frank Kampfer
Producer, Liner Notes, Photography By [Photos] ? Rolf W. Stoll
Recorded By [Tonmeister] ? Stephan Schmidt
Trombone, Musical Box, Leader ? Mike Svoboda
Notes
Recorded July 8-12, 2002 at Deutschlandfunk Sendesaal.
Tracks 4 to 9 and 16 to 21 are for bass clarinet, trombone, accordion, percussion, cello, bass and music boxes.
Tracks 1 to 3, 10 to 15 and 22 to 24 are for six improvisers, music boxes and tape.
