Iannis Xenakis- Khoai (1/2)

Iannis Xenakis' "Khoai" for solo harpsichord. I find his harpsichord works very interesting, as the lack of dynamic range of the harpsichord almost makes the rhythm and pitch in these highly polyphonic works one and the same.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Xenakis
• Harpsichord
• Stochastic
• Modern

[xauga]

I come from a rock n roll background, so when I said "Evil" it was meant as something positive. The devil has all the best tunes (or in this case non-tunes) and all that. :-)

[sousukesagaraJKD]

Fantastic!

[Chibichimera]

@jasonextreme The way you've posted your comment, you make it sound as if being arcane and hard to understand is admirable.

It's all well and good if your looking for ways to expand your mind through music, but I think Iannis takes it a bit too far. To each his own, I suppose.

Personally, I don't think that complex concepts of mathematics and science have to be conveyed in a way that's hard to grasp.

Conveying EMOTIONS in an intricate and complex manner. Now THAT is beautiful.

[LeMarxNouveau]

Baxuashvill, you are una mierda perche you are an ignorant. It's very wonderfull!

[danhatechav]

Evil isnt used as a posative word....ever, even in rock n roll. Even in death metal.

[kerrys6]

this is my favorite one. master piece. the player of this is Jukka Tiensuu btw.

[jasonextreme]

I cannot get inside this composer's head. He's so complex!

[MelasChupa]

BELLO!

[estudiosinluz]

Great! You should also note who the harpischord player is...

[Neishapour]

One might call this formalism; it is not. An unaccustomed mind might even impatiently call it evil but please wait! Remember that works of some greatest composers were not received well initially. Refrain from judging this music promptly; listen to it a few times and then come back and listen to it again at a later time and if you still dont feel comfortable with it, I strongly recommend you avoid passing on a negative view because this music is emotional, profound, and absolutely beautiful.

[xauga]

Evil!