G.M.Koenig+Ernst Krenek electronic 1950s DGG 10

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Gottfried Michael Koenig : Klangfiguren (1956 for electronic tape) / Ernst Krenek : Spiritus intelligentiae sanctus (1956 for electronic sounds and voices) label & cat. no.: Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft LPE 17 244 pressed in: Germany date: 195? format: 10" 33rpm condition: Vinyl: ex (just a couple faint scuffs) Cover: ex- (minor wear) description: Ultra rare early electronic lp, one of the first releases of electronic music on vinyl, with 2 fantastic pieces. Koenig's mind-numbing barrage of filtered sine tones was realized at the legendary WDR Koln studios w he worked as an assistant to Stockhausen, Ligeti, and Kagel. Krenek's work, which I believe is his only composition for tape, combines sine tones and processed voices (of Krenek, soprano Kathe Moller-Siepermann, and tenor Martin Hausler) to depict "the confusion of tongues after the building of Tower of Babel." For the Koenig track, this was its only ever release on vinyl; the Krenek piece has never been reissued in any format. Highly recommended artifact!Krenek studied under Franz Schreker and was influenced by Stravinsky, Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, and Anton Webern. Koenig was born in Germany and composed at the WDR Cologne early electronic music studios in the 50s and 60s alongside Karlheinz Stockhausen, Herbert Eimert, Henri Pousseur, Anestis Logothetis, Gyorgi Ligeti, Franco Evangelisti, Mauricio Kagel, Robert Beyer, Bruno Maderna, Konrad Boehmer, Karel Goeyvaerts, Bengt Hambraeus, and Herbert Brun; he was the creative director of the Institute for Sonology in Utrecht from 1964-1986, and as a computer programmer he pioneered music composition and synthesis software. Should be of interest to fans of Bernard Parmegiani, Pierre Schaeffer, Rune Lindblad, Francois Bayle, Luc Ferrari, Vladimir Ussachevsky, Jean-Claude Risset, James Tenney, Max Mathews, Lejaren Hiller, Tod Dockstader, Ilhan Mimaroglu, Jon Appleton, Pierre Henry... Check out my other items for more avant garde/experimental, early electronic/electroacoustic, prog, psych, space-age pop, 20th century classical, spoken word, and artist records. US Shipping - Media Mail is $5.00 for 1-2 single records, then $0.65 for each additional; Priority Mail is also available but pricing depends on zipcode (you can check eBay's calculated shipping price at the bottom of this page); other expedited shipping options and insurance are all available on request. Combine multiple items to save on shipping. International Shipping - 1 12" lp to Europe/UK/Scandinavia/Asia/Australia is $15.00 for First Class Airmail; to Canada is $8.71 for First Class Airmail; to Mexico is $12.53 for First Class Airmail; other international destinations vary, please email for a quote. 7" records will cost less; heavy box sets will cost more. Insured Priority Airmail with tracking and other expedited methods are also available but pricing depends on destination country and will be calculated after auction closes (or you can email me with your address for a quote). Combine multiple items to save on shipping; I can hold paid records to be combined with a future purchase if desired. Note : I can also offer international buyers the super-cheap M-Bag bulk airmail rate for orders of 8 or more lps; to most destinations this costs $38.00 for up to 16 lps , a huge per-record savings over standard rates for smaller parcels! Feel free to email with any shipping questions. Payment - I accept Paypal (which allows for fastest possible shipment) and other methods, email with any questions. If you are paying by Paypal and have won multiple items, please use a single Paypal payment. I will send an invoice email to all winners shortly after my auctions close, and another email after payment has been received to confirm item shipment. Packing - I pack professionally and with the utmost care drawn from years of experience trading vinyl internationally. I use new record mailers from Cameron Packaging (which I have determined are the best and most protective) reinforced with cardboard inserts and bub... read more

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