Radio 3's Fifty Modern Classics - Helmut Lachenmann's Mouvement

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Pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard champions the music of maverick German composer Helmut Lachenmann and his 1980s work for ensemble Mouvement (- vor der Erstarrung); conductor Richard Bernas explains how the use of unconventional playing techniques created a rich and highly crafted soundworld the composer has described as "musique concrete instrumentale".

Published on Saturday, 14th July 2012.

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