What is Wandelweiser?

July 15, 2016, 10:00 pm

Share this Post

Originally a German musical creation, Wandelweiser is a kind of extreme minimalism that is fast becoming popular with composers around the world. We talk with two of its creators, Jürg Frey and Eva-Maria Houben, about the phenomenal growth of this movement.

Playlist

More or Less Normal, by Jürg Frey

60 Pieces of Sound, by Jürg Frey

Von da, nach da, by Eva-Maria Houben
Houben, organ; Sebastian Jeuck, sax.; Rommel Ayoub, violin

Fragile Balance, by Jürg Frey

Go and Stop, by Eva-Maria Houben
R. Andrew Lee, piano