Mantra

"Petova and Meyer's attack and dynamic range don't touch at the same extremes as Cover/Grotenhuis; and certainly not of the Kontarsky brother's premiere recording".

"Vurdering: Diapason d'or".

"Each listener will find their own way into his world, but the key in the lock for many has been 'Mantra' ... One factor must be the work's relatively modest performing demands for two pianos and ring-modulating systems ... The GrauSchumacher duo have recorded 'Mantra' before, for Wergo, and headphone listening brings out the more sophistcated synthesis of instrumental and electronic elements on this new version ... I would still point Stockhausen initiates towards Gruppen and Stimmung first. Taken on its own terms, however, this Mantra redux deserves definitive status".

"Ein Klassiker der Klaviermusik aus der Abteilung Neue Musik ist 'Mantra' von Karlheinz Stockhausen ... Für die Musikgeschichte stellt es ein Schlüsselwerk dar ... In 'Mantra' werden die Erfahrungen aus dem Serialismus erstmals in grossen Dimensionen mit der Intuition seiner Improvisationsphase verbunden. Gleichzeitig treffen Klaviertöne auf Elektronik und Crotales, kleine Scheibenglocken, die ebenfalls von den Pianisten zu spielen sind. Wie mitreissend dieses legendäre Werk nach wie vor sein kann, demonstriert das Klavierduo GrauSchumacher. Seine neue Interpretation ist so souverän, so ideenreich, so nuanciert ... Stockhausen - so frisch und wild wie eh und je. Grossartig!".

"A modern version that is a real contender ... Here the opening woodblock crack, with its accompanying brouhaha of piano turbulence hits you between the eyes. Right from the get-go, the performance has a confidence that feels right and proper ... The playing cuts through with knockout physicality; the sense that you are being shown multiple sides of an object that is perpetually evolving, spinning in and out of control, is secure".