About the Zentralquartet recording made in 1990 – it's music played in a highly charged period. The old GDR no longer existed, and the unification didn't yet. And also, even if the music of the Zentralquartet did not depict a mirror image of sensitivity, these recordings manifest it clearly: breakneck speed and introspection, exhaling and reflection. Produced and recorded in 1990, this CD hardly turned up in East Germany and in any shop anywhere. At that time, everything was thrown into chaos. Having disappeared from the scene, this album was considered an insider's secret. In order to make this CD available again, Intakt Records researched and consequently obtained the rights to this recording, which has the significance of a musical manifesto.

Engineer: Gerd Puchelt
Cover Art: Peter Frey
Liner Notes: Bert Noglik
Photo: Stefan Hessheimer

Compositions by Bauer, Gumpert, Petrowsky, Sommer. Published and produced by Intakt Records. Recorded May 3-6, 1990 by Deutsche Schallplatten GmbH, Berlin. First released 1990. New release 2001 on Intakt Records mit freundlicher Genehmigung der BMG Berlin Musik GmbH. Recorded 1990, Published 2001 by Intakt Records