The Donaueschingen Festival is the oldest music festival exclusively devoted to contemporary music. In 1913, Prince Max Egon zu Furstenberg founded the forerunner of this festival: the Gesellschaft für Musik Freunde. The overall objective of the festival was to promote unknown and controversial talent and to try new forms of expression. In the early 1920's the festivals were mainly organized by
… Joseph Haas and Hindemith. Between 1950 and 1970 the artistic responsibility lay with Heinrich Strobel. Numerous key works from the 20th century were premiered at this Festival, including Hindemith's "Kammermusik no.1", Webern's "Six songs op.14", Messiaen's "Chronochromie" and Stockhausen's "Mantra". The expense " 75 Jahre Donaueschiner Musiktage 1921-1996 "provides a picture of 75 years of music history on 12 CDs (only fully available). This edition contains works by Hindemith, Krenek, Schoenberg, Berg, Cage, Berio, among others (premiere of the five-part version of" Sinfonia ", 1969), Stravinsky, Pousseur, Kagel, Ferneyhough, Zender, Boulez (including" Tombeau a la memoire du Prince Max Egon zu Furstenberg "and the premiere of" Structures pour deux pianos, 2eme livre ", 1961), Xenakis ( including premiere of "Metastaseis", 1955), Ligeti (including premiere of "Atmospheres", 1961), Nono, Hartmann (premiere of the "Second Symphony, 1950), Stockhausen (including premiere of" Punkte ", 1963), Zimmermann, Holliger and Messiaen (premiere of "Reveil des oiseaux", 1953). (HJ) _ s (only fully available) an image of 75 years of music history. This edition includes works by Hindemith, Krenek, Schoenberg, Berg, Cage, Berio (premiere of the five-part version of "Sinfonia", 1969), Stravinsky, Pousseur, Kagel, Ferneyhough, Zender, Boulez (including "Tombeau a la memoire" du Prince Max Egon zu Furstenberg "and the premiere of" Structures pour deux pianos, 2eme livre ", 1961), Xenakis (including premiere of" Metastaseis ", 1955), Ligeti (including premiere of" Atmospheres ", 1961), Nono, Hartmann (premiere of the "Second Symphony, 1950), Stockhausen (including premiere of" Punkte ", 1963), Zimmermann, Holliger and Messiaen (premiere of" Reveil des oiseaux ", 1953). (HJ) _ s (only fully available) an image of 75 years of music history. This edition includes works by Hindemith, Krenek, Schoenberg, Berg, Cage, Berio (premiere of the five-part version of "Sinfonia", 1969), Stravinsky, Pousseur, Kagel, Ferneyhough, Zender, Boulez (including "Tombeau a la memoire" du Prince Max Egon zu Furstenberg "and the premiere of" Structures pour deux pianos, 2eme livre ", 1961), Xenakis (including premiere of" Metastaseis ", 1955), Ligeti (including premiere of" Atmospheres ", 1961), Nono, Hartmann (premiere of the "Second Symphony, 1950), Stockhausen (including premiere of" Punkte ", 1963), Zimmermann, Holliger and Messiaen (premiere of" Reveil des oiseaux ", 1953). (HJ) _more
