Xenakis- Keqrops (1986) Part 1

[gerardbedecarter]

Thanks for uploading this!

[elchristo7205]

ummm why has no one commented on the picture at 5:35

[Bagas]

epic

[scitsalcoryp]

This sounds like orchesrated agression..so totally in your face .

This might be a dumb question..but anyonw know what kind of recreational substances Mr Xenakis might' ve enjoyed ?

I know no-one has asked but we all want to know..

We all know there is no-one else that can come close to him as far as being a genius and creating his own, special little universes for us to all get lost in !

You have a great selection...A+

[sieracki001]

@scitsalcoryp Mathematics

[japanesesweet]

Piano Concerto No.4 by Xenakis-maybe it would get played more often if it was called that instead?

[quagapp]

I've heard his work before but this is one is fascinating. Not soothing though! I love Bach, Mozart etc but this good as an "antidote" from time to time! Stimulates what is left of my brain cells!

[ajvlvXyi]

Personal favorite. Perfect.

[viergevivacebel]

Kékrōps was a mythical king of Athens. The name might mean 'face with a tail': it is said that, born from the earth itself, he had his top half shaped like a man and the bottom half in serpent or fish-tail form. He was the founder and the first king of Athens itself, though preceded in the region by the earth-born king Actaeus of Attica. Cecrops was a culture hero, teaching the Athenians marriage, reading and writing, and ceremonial burial.

[quelbop]

I just love this piece-a very rare recording indeed.

[japanesesweet]

The best piano concerto since 1950 along with the one by Michael Tippett.

Xenakis spoke quitly but wrote very loud music.

[isherwood]

Roger Woodward gave a guest lecture at my uni when this recording came out. Apparently, when asked if there were any references to other composers in the piece, Xenakis pointed to the final octave B flat in the piano part and said "Brahms".

[katamiaennoia]

Ha, That's humor..

[DannyDaWriter]

Just discovered something!

Listen to the end of "Lichens" (also by Xenakis) and then play the beginning of this piece.

Is this perhaps a sequel?

[lorenzarthur91]

you are right! It sounds almost the same...

[katamiaennoia]

hahaha, nice!

I love everything!

[scottturner1994]

What are the score excerpts at 5:08, 5:13, and 5:17? Thanks.

[John11inch]

The first is Clarence Barlow's Cogluotobusisletmesi, which the user scriabinwasmydad recently uploaded, and the other two are Donald Martino's Pianississimo, which has also been uploaded.

[NewMusicXX]

This is excellent! Thanks!

[cephalopod]

A lot of the sheet music in the slideshow of this video isn't Xenakis..

[rogwoodwa]

Claudio Abbado directed the Mahlerjungendorchester in Vienna for the live performance from the Wien Modern with Roger Woodward soloist. DGG made the CD.

[DannyDaWriter]

Oh, I forgot to ask: what is name of the orchestra playing? Fantastic job on their part.

[DannyDaWriter]

Nevermind: It's the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester.

[stradrools]

didn t they have auditions about a month or so month ago?

[clubs33]

is it possible to find sheet music for this song?

[kaplyan]

Top music departments in some unis have them in their libraries

[DannyDaWriter]

It's available for sale at certain online retailers. Just plug in "Xenakis Keqrops score" in Google, and if you peruse the search results, you will find a few sites that carry the score.

Note that "peruse" means to "scrutinise",not to "skim quickly."

[katamiaennoia]

Oh, I have it, I just ordered it in a music store, they got it for me.

[I must say it's a bit bad reprinted.. manuscript... too many notes!]

[Hamburgconcerto]

@katamiaennoia

"I must say....." ;)

[KeithWhalen11]

Thanks again for the great uploads John11inch, a wonderful piece which suits my mood particularly well tonight. Have you ever read Xenakis' "Formalized Music: Thought and Mathematics in Composition"?

[John11inch]

Yes, part 6 of the Harmonologia series. Why?

[DannyDaWriter]

I'm rather surprised this was found to be a disappointing piece at its premier — I find it to be very powerful and moving, and among the finest of Xenakis oeuvre, but that's just my opinion.

Thanks for posting this on here. I myself have been trying to find a recording and have not been able to find one.

[aesthetic1950]

This guy is Archimedes reincarnated.

[TheBlackPage1]

Xenakis, you wonderful being.

[vwalker999]

Masterpiece. Nothing to add

[shamac666]

Outstanding, thanks man :D

[burntiger]

This song is crazy.

[Vinzaf]

o.o;..

[ReikoNova]

This is a really excellent piece. It's almost impossible to find.

[John11inch]

Yeah I know. There actually IS one copy available for sale on like... Amazon UK, but it's insanely expensive. Like 150 bucks after dollar conversion.