Christian Ofenbauer, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Arturo Tamayo - Zwei Frankfurter Pr�ludes

Zwei Frankfurter Pr�ludes [Two Frankfurt Pr�ludes] presents a live recording of the twos premi�re given on November 19, 1999 with the hr Sinfonieorchester conducted by Arturo Tamayo.

The titles of these works are nearly identical (1. Two Cranes and Clouds and 2. Two Cranes and Clouds / Double) and are conceptually related, though they could hardly be more different. One is based on an extreme accumulation of density over about a minute and a half, while the other explores a radical expansion in both time and space. Each work is scored for large orchestra and the second of them, which lasts some 50 minutes, positions the musicians along a diagonal line that bisects the performance space.