The most remarkable aspect about this work is the amount of freedom that is given to the performer(s). The piece can be performed with different instruments and a different number of performers. Most commonly, it is played with either two or four pianos, but during the first performance in Bergen, North Holland in the Netherlands, the performers used three pianos and an electric organ.[1] Other aspects which illustrate this freedom can be found in how this piece has been built up. The composer created a hundred and six small cells called sections of a few bars, which can be played ad libitum and be repeated either one or many more times (some bridges excepted).[2] Because of this build-up, performance may take from some two hours to more than a day. (Wikipedia)
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