christian wolff: berlin exercises

Christian Wolff on Berlin Exercises: "'Exercise' indicates relatively shorter pieces in which the process of work, of practicing and of trying things out within specified limits, in short a kind of discipline in process, are being attempted. I regard them as both exercises in composing and for performers, especially as the performers function as members of an ensemble." Performed by Ensemble Zwischentöne: Christian Wolff (piano, melodica); Hans-Ulrich Altenkirch (vibraphone); Ellen Fricke (voice); Robin Hayward (tuba); Rainer Killius (contrabass recorder); Aleksander Kolkowski (violin); Kurt König (percussion); Annette Krebs (guitar); Inge Morgenroth (tenor saxophone); Natalia Pschenitschnikowa (flutes); Helles Weber (accordion); Peter Ablinger (artistic director). Includes 28-page booklet with liner notes from Bill Dietz and fax exchange between Christian Wolff and Peter Ablinger, as well as some score examples and sketches.