Hanns Jelinek was an Austrian composer who devoted considerable energy to twelve-tone and dodecaphonic composition methods following Schoenberg's innovations. This two-record set from 1969, released on the respected classical label Amadeo, represents his serious engagement with serial composition. The music is intricate and structured—complex counterpoint, intellectual rigor, and the kind of challenging listening that rewards repeated encounters. It's not warm or immediately accessible, but it's never gratuitous either; Jelinek's compositions have a logic and purpose. For collectors of serious contemporary classical music and post-war European composition, this is an important historical document. Austrian composers working in the twelve-tone method are particular treasures.

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