Xenakis: "Herma"

Greek composer Iannis Xenakis(1922-2001)'s "Herma" is one of the most difficult piano pieces ever written. Xenakis used complex computer math to compose his music. I still don't quite 'get' his stuff - for all I know "Herma" might be some kind of advanced prank. But you know - I'd swear that it still has some kind of strange beauty to it. And it sure must take some dedication to learn to play it correctly.

Watch Japanese pianist Yuji Takahashi play the piece (with commentary in Japanese):



You can listen to it without commentary if you go HERE. Embedding was disabled so I could not put it in a window on this page.