Zimmermann: Sinfonie in einem Satz / Hirsch, WDR Sinfonieorchester Koln Largest Supplier

The works compiled on this CD emphasize, in a richly varied manner, Bernd Alois Zimmerman’s conception of music as the ultimate “art of time” in which different temporal layers permeate each other, thus eliminating historicity. Zimmerman served in World War II and was discharged for a chronic skin problem as a result of exposure to poison. Those experiences characterize his oeuvre.