Site-specific FAMA, “audio theatre piece for large ensemble, eight voices, actress, and sound structure,” requires the best performers for execution. Luckily, Furrer draws upon the talented Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart and Klangforum Wien. Also credited are the architect, acoustician, technical and lighting engineer, costumer and stage direction. Texts are by Ovid and Arthur Schnitzler. The focus on space and solo instruments (contrabass flute and two bass clarinets) suggest Nono’s late aesthetic. I might have confused this with Sciarrino if it weren’t for the German vocals. This eight-section composition is vibrant but less blustery than other Furrer works. Instruments cast their sounds in specified directions. The performance space includes walls with rotating shutters faced with metal or plastic so that different reflective qualities can be achieved. As the sounds on the disc change subtly, I imagine that the live experience must have been fascinating, especially in the seventh section with chorus and swirling instrumental lines.