Wim Mertens
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It's been 40 years since the electronic work For Amusement Only, made exclusively with pinball machine sounds. Classics such as Struggle for Pleasure (1983) and Maximizing the Audience (1984) soon followed. In the subsequent decades, Wim Mertens refined his language, composed for various instruments and ensembles and established his name on the international music scene with regular recitals in the best concert halls on the planet, performing solo, in small ensembles and accompanied by an orchestra. To mark this important milestone properly, he released the quadruple CD Inescapable, in November, with 61 compositions - including some of his hits, live recordings and unreleased pieces. This is the motto for a world tour that naturally includes Portugal, one of the countries that has welcomed the Belgian composer since practically the beginning of his career.
