THE OFTERDINGEN PHENOMENON
Pursued by dogs and
the police,  accosted
by a French blue
flower, saved by a
poem: the
Gesellschaft on
summer vacation
From the mists of
fiction a man
emerges, from the
pages of Proust a
melody.
Recounting the discovery
of a symphonic poem
presumed lost, with
practical advice for cyclists.
Confessions of
ambivalence by a lonely
scholar with a sweet
tooth.
...face full of clouds:
Music at last for a
famous septet, featuring
"the only Unknown
Woman."
The Gesellscaft teams up with
NASA in a  voyage to outer
space, and returns home with
microtonal treasures.
Poetry by Goethe,
music by
Ofterdingen, critical
commentary
by a serious
scholar with a funny
name.
A long -lost editor appears
amid a storm of controversy,
disguised as a dinosaur.
Featuring a piano
transcription of the
symphony.
Daydream or
epiphany?  
Ofterdingen
appears, and for a
moment  a veil is
lifted...
Fragments, paradoxes
and enigmas from
the twenty ninth century,
featuring a controversial
symphonic poem.
The search for a missing editor
leads to the past: memories turn
to music at Baiting Hollow, the
"point of intersection between
Ofterdingen's and the real
world."  With a new recording of
the Green Grasshopper string
sextet.
Wherein the obscure
Baroque composer
Domenico Zipoli reveals
the secret of immortal life,
and provides an
illuminating perspective
on three centuries of
music. With  a recording of
the Fountain of Youth Trio.
The initial discovery
of a work by  
Ofterdingen is
recounted, and
preliminary
theories are put
forth on its
provenance.
Trans-dimensional
studies in musicology in
which the Ofterdingen
Gesellschaft expands its
search for the unusual.  
Included here are
performances of  
TheTangerine Concerto,
The Sonata for Mrs.
Cardinal and the piano
quintet, Where Beauty
Begins to Crumble
A recording turns up,
ostensibly of
Ofterdingen at the
piano.  Stylistic
analysis yields five
astonishingly
variegated
interpretations.
Fragments of
Ofterdingen's diary are
found.  From these an
attempt is made to
reconstruct his world.
An old song, a
new quartet, a
hummingbird
and a batch of
love-letters.
Ofterdingen's
final failure,
Peter Ceniti's
swan-song,
and the
vehicle of
Andreacchi's
escape.
With fascinating
details on the habits
and hobbies of Pelog
Slenderoso, Ichigo
Scracci and all the
Gesellschaft gang.
From the most recent
ruminations back to the
earliest impassioned
outcries.
How did it all get started?
Choose your favorite answer
inside.