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3 Etudes
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Mark Barden’s music attends to the thresholds of our perception. Subtle deviations, ephemeral swarms of detail, and sustained sonic textures predominate on this portrait recording, as Paul Griffiths' booklet text notes. In these works, which range from solo to full orchestra, Barden hunts for extremes.

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Recording: Kammermusiksaal Deutschlandfunk, Köln, 6–10 November 2019 (Tr. 1, 3, 4, 6-8); Haus des Rundfunks Berlin, Kleiner Sendesaal, 3-4 April 2019 (2); 16–17 Dezember 2020, PARRY AUDIO Studio, Hamburg (5); 10 März 2020, J-Ch. Kirche, Berlin (9).