Tracklist
| Quatuor À Cordes Nº 1 | (31:37) | |
| 1-01 | Quasi Lento – Agitato – Molto Sostenuto Ed Intenso – Con Esaltazione Esasperata – Vivace – Andante Mosso – Drammatico – Violento, Feroce | 9:25 |
| 1-02 | Molto Lento, Quais Funebre – Pesante | 9:59 |
| 1-03 | Scherzo | 2:48 |
| 1-04 | Moderato – Deciso – Dolcissimo | 9:25 |
| Trio À Cordes | (13:17) | |
| 1-05 | 1er Mouvement | 3:31 |
| 1-06 | 2e Mouvement | 3:05 |
| 1-07 | 3e Mouvement | 2:45 |
| 1-08 | 4e Mouvement | 3:56 |
| Quatuor À Cordes Nº 2 | (17:24) | |
| 1-09 | 1er Mouvement | 2:57 |
| 1-10 | 2e Mouvement | 3:37 |
| 1-11 | 3e Mouvement | 2:38 |
| 1-12 | 4e Mouvement | 2:46 |
| 1-13 | 5e Mouvement | 5:26 |
| Khoom | (20:47) | |
| 2-01 | 1er Épisode | 3:27 |
| 2-02 | 2e Épisode | 1:36 |
| 2-03 | 3e Épisode | 3:16 |
| 2-04 | 4e Épisode | 2:28 |
| 2-05 | 5e Épisode | 4:52 |
| 2-06 | 6e Épisode | 3:16 |
| 2-07 | 7e Épisode | 2:52 |
| Quatuor À Cordes Nº 3 | ||
| 2-08 | Avec Un Grand Tendresse (Dolcissimo) | 4:08 |
| 2-09 | L’appel De L’esprit: Dualisme, Ambivalence, Conflit (Drammatico) | 3:18 |
| 2-10 | L’âme Se Réveille... (Con Transparenza) | 3:38 |
| 2-11 | ...Et Tombe De Nouveau Dans Le Pathos Mais Maintenant Avec Un Pressentiment De La Libération (Con Tristezza) | 4:18 |
| 2-12 | Libération, Catharsis | 3:20 |
| 2-13 | Quatuor À Cordes Nº 4 | 9:55 |
| 2-14 | Quatuor À Cordes Nº 5 | 6:32 |
Companies, etc.
- Produced For – Musique Française d'Aujourd'hui
- Record Company – Éditions Salabert
- Glass Mastered At – Digipress
- Pressed By – CDV
- Distributed By – Harmonia Mundi France
Credits
- Cello – Rohan de Saram
- Composed By – Giacinto Scelsi
- Conductor – Aldo Brizzi (tracks: 2-01 to 2-07)
- Design Concept [Conception Graphique De La Couverture] – Luciano Martinis
- Engineer [Ingénieurs Du Son] – Franz-Peter Esser, Herbert Kuhlmann, Holger Schlegel
- Ensemble – Quatuor Arditti*
- Executive-Producer – Harry Vogt
- Graphics [Graphisme Du Sigle] – Frédéric Boufathal
- Horn [Cor] – Frank Lloyd (tracks: 2-01 to 2-07)
- Layout [Maquette Du Livret] – Jean-Michel Weber
- Liner Notes – Adriano Cremonese, Enzo Restagno, Harry Halbreich, Jeremy Drake
- Liner Notes [English Translation] – Elisabeth Buzzard, Michael Taylor
- Liner Notes [French & Italian Translation] – Marcello Castellana
- Liner Notes [German Translation] – Karin M. Brown
- Percussion – Maurizio Ben Omar (tracks: 2-01 to 2-07)
- Recording Supervisor [Direction Artistique Des Enregistrements] – François Eckert
- Soprano Vocals – Michiko Hirayama (tracks: 2-01 to 2-07)
- Viola – Levine Andrade
- Violin – David Alberman, Irvine Arditti
Notes
Premier enregistrement mondial de l'integrale des Quatuors de ScelsiFirst complete recording of Scelsi's String Quartets
Quatuor À Cordes No. 1
Trio À Cordes
Quatuor À Cordes No. 2
Khoom for soprano and 6 instruments
Quatuor À Cordes No. 3
Quatuor À Cordes No. 4
Quatuor À Cordes No. 5 (1974/85)
Recorded by Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln
Erkrath (Stadthalle) 15-17 May 1988
Lindlar (Kulturzentrum) 29-30 July 1988
Köln (Studio Stolberger Str.) 17-18 December 1988
76-page booklet contains liner notes in French, English, German and Italian.
The catalogue number is written SCD 8904-5 on the front cover and the booklet cover, SCD8904-5 (without blank) on the rear cover and the cover spine, and SCD8904 and SCD8905 on the CDs.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 3 330448 900042
- Matrix / Runout (Disc 1): CDV DIGIP SCD 8904
- Matrix / Runout (Disc 2): CDV DIGIP SCD 8905
- Rights Society: SACEM SACD SDRM SGDL
- Other (SPARS Code): DDD
- Other (Distribution Code): HM 83x2
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO 782156 | Giacinto Scelsi, Arditti Quartet | Giacinto Scelsi, Arditti Quartet - 5 String Quartets, String Trio, Khoom (2xCD, Album) | Montaigne | MO 782156 | France | 2002 |

