Moyzes/ Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra - Symphonies 9 & 10Alexander Moyzes is considered one of the leading composers of his generation, his style skillfully fusing inspiration from both his Slovakian heritage and contemporary European trends. The premiere of his Ninth Symphony took place in 1971, only three years after the Soviet led invasion of his homeland, and the work's dark and dramatic atmosphere depicts the tragedy and hopelessness of this period. By contrast, the serene colors of the Tenth Symphony

can be considered the largest and best known Italian collection of organ works intended explicitly for the liturgy of the first three decades of Seventeenth century

Here the group performs their classic 1969 hit

yet he still seems delightfully deranged

the violists Stefanie Kropfreiter and Peter Aigner and the cellist Jörgen Fog

Viktor Ullmann or Erwin Schulhoff

With a meticulous yet scruffy sound that continues to draw comparisons to a post-millennial OK Computer - and which Pitchfork called a "sad

When Anne becomes pregnant

"It is an attempt to encounter and ultimately become one's true self

and Etienne Mbappe (bass

This reissue EP encompasses the mixes from both the original 45 and 12" releases

Zahn sets aside a window each day to commune with the piano

echoing through the equatorial forests of Africa