My Melodies

Helmut Lachenmann's music for eight horns doesn't seek new sounds, but rather a new way of listening. Also featured is a composition by the British composer Christian Mason, which conceives of the orchestra as a vast instrument of resonance. And interspersed among these is Lachenmann's first major piano work – another listening experience at Forum N. "I always have to do what I can't do," Lachenmann confesses in his notes on "My Melodies" – music...