The effect is offset by an unexpectedly limping rhythmic pattern. In their resultant abundance they have been compared to diary entries. In the end the work defies description other than its chosen title. They are interspersed with Intermezzi for the accompanying string trio and an array of percussion which includes an African rattle, Temple chimes, a water gong and even a saw. The discussion of movement, whether galloping, moving step by step or merely turning, pervades the cycle.
Physical presence is evident but the parody belies emotional or spiritual engagement.
That is the question posed here. Kurt g's commentary on this nihilism, however, is now not so clown-like. The major third between G sharp and E, with which he provides the marimba as our narrator describes entry to heaven, is far from willing to relinquish hope. The Mind is a Free Creature as well. Note that the two companies don't necessarily have the same stock of CDs, so some titles are only available from one country.