Kagel | Acustica | CD

Mauricio Kagel was a composer of contemporary music, born in Buenos Aires on 24 December 1931 and died in Cologne on 18 September 2008. His name is associated above all with music theatre, and his output also includes stage, orchestral and chamber music, film scores, radio plays and essays.

Acustica is a one-disc CD album released in 2008 on Zig Zag Territoires, with performers credited as Alfred Pollmann, Björn Kiehne, Gereon Bründt, Gervin Kothen and Pit Therre. The work dates from 1968 to 1970 and is written for experimental sound-producers and loudspeakers. It was recorded on 31 March and 1 April 2007 at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo during the Festival du Printemps des Arts.

Track List

1. Premiere version
2. Seconde version