Louis Andriessen - Haags Hakkûh - The Hague Hacking - Part 1/2

Katia and Marielle Labèque, pianos
Reinbert de Leeuw, conductor
ASKO|Schönberg
June 6, 2009

This is the Dutch premiere of the following work. This piece is loosely based on a Dutch song called "O, O, Den Haag" and the first theme from Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2. Actually, more specifically, it comes from the Tom and Jerry episode entitled "The Cat Concerto". He intended to turn the 2 pianos into a sort of "super-piano". He says that his favorite concerto for 2 pianos is the one by Poulenc, although I'm not sure the influence is apparent. All of the usual Andriessen compositional techniques are present, such as hocketing between the two pianos (note the camera angles), strings senza vibrato, coloristic percussion, etc. More info here:

http://www.boosey.com/cr/music/Louis-Andriessen-The-Hague-Hacking/51754

I was lucky enough to be at the premiere of this great work, and this performance is even better.

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[GreggaryPeccary]

Thanks for this! I think I'm going to check out Andriessen extensively

[jre58591]

He is well worth your time. I suggest checking out his masterwork De Materie. I might upload an extract or two from a staged production of that work. Stay tuned!

[MultiNickr]

Open your eyes and ears. Try a few of the 50 modern classics on bbc radio 3 podcasts. Promise you some stunning new views on music. And no, I'm not weird. Was at la scala recently!

[MrJoshuaUSA]

No intention to offend, but I do not consider this music. You want music, here...

Mozart eine kleine nachtmusic

Vivaldi Spring

Now THATS music!

[composerin]

i love it !!

[Rickfietst]

Ik mis de gabbers...

[maraxus83]

I don't know if I am the only one, but I find the beginning to be quite predictable, and thus boring, at least for the first 4 minutes, could have been half long.

[SLiDEnl]

............wheres the hakkuh?

[ctimur]

thanks for the video and the chance you gave us to watch this! brilliant music!

[Ancienttowers]

@IpsaPaphum hocekting is a 'back and forth' interplay between a group or group of instruments. usually in a quick or fast tempo.

[IpsaPaphum]

What's hocketing?