Xenakis Edition

Their physical impact remains undimmed, with the former’s crackling percussive continuum finding contrast in the latter’s onslaught of drums in music whose methodical precision is outweighed... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2018 More…

…discs which feature this kind of contemporary repertory are so rare that the enterprise of Mode Records must still be highly commended. Xenakis's music for string quartet provides an enthralling... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2009 More…

The momentous masterpiece Thallein (1984) reinvents the concerto grosso with manic soloistic episodes. The playing is brilliant throughout. — Sunday Times, 19th January 2014 More…

One of Xenakis's achievements was in evoking a recognisable (though never traditional) sonic context, against which sound could express itself in directly musical terms. Thus we get the Homeric... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2006 More…