I wonder how many harpists in the world have the talent and inclination to learn such a demanding and complicated piece. And how many of them know another one to play it with...
Stockhausen was one crazy mofo, but he was enough of a genius to justify it.
...I immediately wondered if the piece works because of the sex,i.e. if a couple of GUYS wearing jeans and sporting beards could bring it off...but once they started interjecting the vocals, well...then I got paranoid that this was a video trick with ONE harp doubled...but then I read the notes that it is really two gals, no shit...but, what the fuck, the piece works...
What a pity zzindorf does not yet appreciate the beauty of this unique work for 2 harpists. (it is much longer than this excerpt.) I attended a live performance in London nearly 2 years ago and found it totally compelling and amazingly inventive for a composer 70+ years. Mind, I have been listening to Stockhausen for nearly 50 years now and I can state that he never wrote one note without understanding the instrument fully and always collaborated with the performers during composition.
@2teiresias I agree, I have been listening to stockhausen for 7 years. Seen him at the the queens hall in Edinburgh just before he passed away (Kontact & Moment). Would love to know your thoughts after 50 years.
What a pity they couldn't have taught him how to compose for the harp effectively. Typical anti-musical effects. Lovely voices. Why make the harp parts so deliberately ugly?
I disagree on your evaluation of Stockhausen's treatment of the harp; in fact, this is possibly the most gentle of the pieces from Klang. The sounds he achieve are unusual at first listen, but I can assure you that the writing for the instrument in this work is not grandly different from that of other composers.
That only shows how badly other composers also write for harp. They need special training to write well for the harp, it is not like other instruments. His kind of writing is grandly different from music that is written well for the harp, which usually requires some collaboration with a harpist skilled at guiding composers.
wow
satoichi771 3 months ago
Oh how i would dearly love to witness the other 32:51 of this outstanding composition!
LutherRayable 4 months ago 2
im not a big fan of kclassical musik but this is amazing oO
TheMineralquallen 5 months ago 4
I wonder how many harpists in the world have the talent and inclination to learn such a demanding and complicated piece. And how many of them know another one to play it with...
Stockhausen was one crazy mofo, but he was enough of a genius to justify it.
ChocloManx 6 months ago 3
Dissonancy and hocketing... Interesting
Lalli1987 6 months ago
Τhis is SO interesting... and beautiful !
theo9952 9 months ago 3
...I immediately wondered if the piece works because of the sex,i.e. if a couple of GUYS wearing jeans and sporting beards could bring it off...but once they started interjecting the vocals, well...then I got paranoid that this was a video trick with ONE harp doubled...but then I read the notes that it is really two gals, no shit...but, what the fuck, the piece works...
fredericfranc 10 months ago 2
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NevinJarek 1 year ago
GREAT GREAT WORK!! CONGRATULATIONS!
pcpablo7 1 year ago 7
As beautifully performed as during the KLANG-Festival last weekend in Cologne. Congratulations with such a beautiful work and 'der große Erfolg'!
everbugt 1 year ago
Vielen Dank, Fantastiche Werk, Die Himmel Klangfarben; It is what the music says, Karlheinz writes like a genius for any instrument,
"Wo bist Du"
herma57 2 years ago
What a pity zzindorf does not yet appreciate the beauty of this unique work for 2 harpists. (it is much longer than this excerpt.) I attended a live performance in London nearly 2 years ago and found it totally compelling and amazingly inventive for a composer 70+ years. Mind, I have been listening to Stockhausen for nearly 50 years now and I can state that he never wrote one note without understanding the instrument fully and always collaborated with the performers during composition.
2teiresias 2 years ago 12
@2teiresias I agree, I have been listening to stockhausen for 7 years. Seen him at the the queens hall in Edinburgh just before he passed away (Kontact & Moment). Would love to know your thoughts after 50 years.
TheMarketPub 6 months ago
What a pity they couldn't have taught him how to compose for the harp effectively. Typical anti-musical effects. Lovely voices. Why make the harp parts so deliberately ugly?
zzindorf 2 years ago
I disagree on your evaluation of Stockhausen's treatment of the harp; in fact, this is possibly the most gentle of the pieces from Klang. The sounds he achieve are unusual at first listen, but I can assure you that the writing for the instrument in this work is not grandly different from that of other composers.
MusicaRicercata 2 years ago 3
That only shows how badly other composers also write for harp. They need special training to write well for the harp, it is not like other instruments. His kind of writing is grandly different from music that is written well for the harp, which usually requires some collaboration with a harpist skilled at guiding composers.
zzindorf 2 years ago
You didn't read my post.
MusicaRicercata 2 years ago
You said not grandly different from that of other composers. That is the point of departure I used. What I said is true.
zzindorf 2 years ago
Fantastisch! Ich habe das live in Kürten gehört bei den Kursen! Man könnte sagen: Stockhausens "Kunst der Fuge"
:)
LG
MrKlarinetto 2 years ago