Die Magie des Klangs

This volume brings together for the first time in German translation a wide selection of poems, essays, conversations, letters and work notes by the Italian composer Giacinto Scelsi - flanked by original texts in French, Italian and English. Scelsi reflects on sound and silence, painting, Satan, inspiration and intuitive knowledge. His texts are at once philosophical, mystical and provocative, often aforistically condensed or poetically exaggerated. In this multilingual edition, the composer reveals himself not only as a musical border crosser, but also as a literary author, a self-questioner, a metaphysical thinker. A unique insight into a multifaceted work beyond the score.

Contents Volume I

Table of Contents Volume II