Metastasis / Pithoprakta / Eonta - 1970ies French Le CHant Du Monde label 2nd Issue LP

Scarce 1970ies French Le Chant Du Monde LP - combining Greek-French mathematician, architect and modern composers first major musical constructs, Metastasis, combined with 1954-55's Pithoprakta and Eonta composed in 1963-64.

Metastaseis was written for an orchestra of 61 players inspired by the combination of an Einsteinian view of time and Xenakis' memory of the sounds of warfare, and structured on mathematical ideas by Le Corbusier.

Pithoprakta is likewise an early piece written for a large orchestra - strings, trombones, xylophone, and woodblock and based on the statistical mechanics of gases with each instrument being conceived as a molecule viewed through distribution and temperature fluctuations.

Both orchestral works are delivered with Maurice Le Roux in front of the National Orchestra of the French Radio and Television Office.

Eonta is chamber music scored for piano, trumpets, and trombones - featuring Paris Contemporary Music Ensemble conducted by Konstantin Simonovic.

This is the 2nd Le Chant Du Monde issue - most likely issued in the start 1970ies on the
red and black printing labels with large top curved company name and slightly different label design compared to the 1965 issue.

Vinyl is housed in a pinched spine, fold-out, unipak cover.

Pocket for the vinyl is - as well as the front manufactured from a glossy card stock - front has a 'Grand Prix Du Disque' sticker.

Condition: VG++ (Vinyl and Labels)/VG+(+) (Cover):

Vinyl is bright and shiny - hardly any signs of play or handling - mint labels - overall exceptionally close to mint.

Front and back cover centers are extremely nice - only a light degree of extremely superficial creasing affecting the shine only and otherwise mint.
Inner spread is mint.

Seams are nicely straight and intact - milder spine corner dents settles with just a little wrinkling in the region - as does a likewise mild lower opening corner dent - none of this has an impact on the cover to a degree affecting the viewers attention or pleasure of viewing the artwork - cover is overall graded close to near mint/excellent.

Tracklisting:

Side 1:
1 Metastasis 8:55
2 Pithoprakta 9:45

Side 2:
1 Eonta 19:30

Composed by Iannis Xenakis

Metastasis and Pithoprakta was written 1953-1954 and 1955-1956 respectively - both in Paris, France - Both recorded at Studios de l'O.R.T.F.
Eonta is written 1963-1964| Paris, France - recorded at Studios Geneix


Credits:

Metastasis & Pithoprakta:
Maurice Le Roux - Conductor
Orchestre National De L'O.R.T.F - Orchestra

Technical Credits:
Jean-Etienne Marie - Recording Engineer

Eonta:
Konstantin Simonovic - Conductor
Ensemble Instrumental De Musique Contemporaine De Paris - Orchestra
Yuji Takahashi - Piano
G. Moisan, J. Toulon, M. Chapellier - Trombone
L. Longo, Pierre Thibaut - Trumpet

Technical Credits:
Jean Deloron - Recording Engineer

Artwork:
André Masson - Cover Drawing
Claude Rostand, Iannis Xenakis - Liner Notes