Xenakis: Anemoessa, for mixed choir & orchestra (1979)

Anemoessa, for mixed choir & orchestra (1979). Ἀνεμόεσσα, meaning wind-swept is an adjective (in the feminine gender) that Homer uses, calling Aegean islands like Karpathos and Icaria. The title is apt, given the sweeping textures and the depiction of the wind. The choir exclusively sings unintelligible vowels. Radio Philharmonic Orchestra; Chorus of the Netherlands Radio; Richard Dufallo. Concertgebouw Amsterdam, 16/06/1979. It’s the première performance, during the Holland Festival that commissioned th