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Percussion Music by Nørgård and Xenakis

Composer Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen
Per Nörgård (Nørgård)
Iannis Xenakis
Performer Gert Mortensen
Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Jorma Panula, conductor
Period Contemporary
Catalogue Number BIS-256 CD
EAN 7318590002568
Format CD
Release date Jan 1988
Total time 70'00

This album features works by Per Nørgård, Iannis Xenakis, and Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen performed by Gert Mortensen and the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Jorma Panula. Nørgård's *I Ching* draws inspiration from the Chinese Book of Changes, exploring light and dark contrasts through four movements that reflect timeless states of being. Xenakis’s *Psappha* for solo percussion is a virtuosic study in rhythmic complexity inspired by ancient Greek poetry. Gudmundsen-Holmgreen’s *Triptykon* combines simplicity and polyrhythmic layers in a striking interplay between percussion and orchestra, showcasing a blend of ritualistic and modernist influences.
 
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  Per Nørgård
  I Ching 21'58
01 Thunder repeated: The Image of Shock 6'24
02 The Taming Power of the Small 1'53
03 The Gentle, the Penetrating 4'29
04 Towards Completion: Fire over Water 9'12
 
 
  Iannis Xenakis
05 Psappha for percussion solo 11'12
 
 
  Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen
  Triptykon for percussion and orchestra 35'33
06 First Movement 11'31
07 Second Movement 11'58
08 Third Movement 12'04
 
  Album total 70'00
PercussionMortensen, Gert
ComposerGudmundsen-Holmgreen, Pelle
Nørgård, Per
Xenakis, Iannis
OrchestraDanish National Symphony Orchestra
ConductorPanula, Jorma

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