In terms of recordings, I prefer the soloists version of Michael's Journey (ECM) to all others ..
I too am a big fan of this recording, which I bought about a year ago and played over and over for some time...This downscaled version of
Michaels Reise is probably more suited for home listening, I suppose.
Concerning
Donnerstag, I have a question that perhaps someone can help me with. A section I find fascinating is
Michaels Abschied; hearing this on Piazza della Scala when leaving the theatre, or from the rooftops at Covent Garden, must have been quite an experience!
In the DG / SV recording of
Donnerstag, though, it lasts only ca. 10 minutes when, as I understand it, the music should go on for much longer than that.Is this an abridged version of the farewell?
There's a CD on the Deux-Elles label of Jon Wallace playing the
Abschied (dubbing himself to play the different parts). Is this a longer version of the piece? The CD has a running time of 57 minutes, and has three other Works (not by Stockhausen) as fillers, but I can't find timings for individual tracks.
