Is there a piece more meditative and disturbed than "Fratres" by Arvo Part (b. 1935), a piece I think reflects the tragedy of Estonian occupations from WWII on? There are two versions, one a series of long chords, and one with a searing solo line, both with many arrangements. For the meditative version try the Kronos Quartet, for the disturbed version try Sandor Falvai/Tibor Parkanyi (piano/cello) or Keith Jarrett/Gidon Kremer (piano/violin). It's one of three important pieces Part wrote around 1977, Tabula Rasa, Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten, and Fratres.
Ok, maybe it's not as disturbing as the creepy Emily and Alice by Terry Riley from the Cusp of Magic. But there's nothing meditative about that. But what do we mean by disturbing? How about a Brahms Quartet?
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you, i think, is what we mean by disturbing.
haha.
how bout beethoven op 135 mvts 3 and 4 lento and grave ma non troppo?
actually only listened a couple times so far, but... stravinsky wasn't so courageous!
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