The most incredible works that can surprise even the most sophisticated listeners: music beyond the complexity, metronomes instead of musicians, aria of one note and other musical rarities.

B. Ferneyhough – Cassandra’s Dream Song

C. Ives – The Unanswered Question

G. Ligeti – Poème Symphonique For 100 Metronomes

D. Rossini – Cat Duet

R. Wagner – Der fliegende Hollander Overture

P. Hindemith – Overture to the Flying Dutchman, played by a bad resort orchestra

J. Haydn – Symphony of toys

E. Satie – Vexations (The pianist has to repeat one fragment 840 times)

E. Shulgof – In futurum

J.G. Albrechtsberger – Concerto for Jew’s Harp Mandora and Orchestra in E major



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