La existencia de ejecutantes musicales que no son compositores, o lo son pero prefieren consagrarse a interpretar, resulta crucial en la Historia de la Música. Gracias a esos encargos de los que se beneficia su desempeño, han hecho más grande la obra de los grandes compositores.
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Has escuchado

Immer: pour violoncelle seul (1996) / Pascal Dusapin. Sonia Wieder-Atherton, violonchelo. RCA (2001)

Plainsound Glissando Modulation: Raga in Just Intonation for Violin and Double Bass, op. 49 (2006-2007) / Wolfgang von Schweinitz. Helge Slaatto, violín; Frank Reinecke, contrabajo. NEOS (2009)

Ryoanji: For Contrabass and Tape (1983) / John Cage. Stefano Scodanibbio, contrabajo. WERGO (2009)

st/4: for string quartet (1955-1962) / Iannis Xenakis. Arditti String Quartet. Montaigne (2003)

Wunderblock (Nebenstück II): pour accordéon et orchestre (2005) / Gérard Pesson. Teodoro Anzellotti, acordeón. Aeon (2009)

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