Klavierstücke I–XI

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Klavierstücke I–XI (Piano Pieces I–XI). 11 pf. pieces by Stockhausen comp. between 1952 and 1956, with IX and X rev. 1961. Many new techniques of pf.-playing are introduced for perf. of these pieces. The XIth is one of the first works in open form. It has 19 sections printed on one large sheet of paper; the player has to play any piece at random, selecting his own tempo etc. Other permutations follow. F. complete p. Darmstadt 1966 ( Aloys Kontarsky).