What is Wandelweiser?

Published: Oct. 11, 2014, 9 p.m.

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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, J\\xfcrg Frey and Eva-Maria  Houben, about the phenomenal growth of this movement.

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Hosted by Seth Boustead
\\nProduced by Jesse McQuarters

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J\\xfcrg Frey: More or Less Normal
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Frey: 60 Pieces of Sound (excerpt)
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Eva-Maria Houben: Von da, nach da (excerpt)
\\nHouben, org.; Sebastian Jeuck, sax.; Rommel Ayoub, vln.

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Frey: Fragile Balance
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Houben: Go and Stop (excerpt)
\\nR. Andrew Lee, p.

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Special thanks to the co-organizers of the Chicago Wandelweiser Festival, Peter Margasak and Nomi Epstein.

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