NONO, LUIGI - PROMETEO, TRAGEDIA DELL'ASCOLTO (2CD - USED m-/vg+)

"Available on CD in surround sound for the first time ever! The glorious union of a legendary past, a Venetian atmosphere, philosophy, literature and music, merged by Nono into one of the greatest 'Gesamtkunstwerke' of the history of music and art. Technology and music: while there are certainly numerous examples of recordings of various kinds of music that use surround sound technology simply as an effective gadget, the adequate realization of 'Prometeo' indeed requires more than mere stereophony - simply the material extravagance including four orchestral groups, choir, narrators, singers, instrumental soloists and two conductors makes every performance of 'Prometeo' a very special sound event. And what is of particular importance is the exact distribution of the music, which is made to move through space virtually timelessly, with no beginning and no end, by the application of sophisticated live electronics. But Nono was not content with a perfect performance by all musicians involved 'but also expected very specific attitudes to the music from these musicians; things developed by the composer in a lengthy process together with all those who performed in the 1984 première; to some extent individual results and covenants, which had to be understood and passed on over and again ever since, for more than twenty years now." (Lydia Jeschke)