pierre schaeffer - "etude aux chemins de fer"

Can anybody tell me why people enjoy this? I'm not saying it sucks, but I fail to appreciate this "music".

Art is in the eye- and ear- of the beholder.
I sense so many more modern musical pieces in this work... it's quite amazing. And I thought Kraftwerk started this...

Well without this experimentation and manipulation of sounds and using the technology he did in the way in which it was we wouldnt be where we are today in terms of music. Think back in the 1940's and you heard this. It would have been, and it was infact mind blowing to hear something so new and different.

Its the apreciation of an experimental aproach to sound. I find it fascinating, however I wont be listning to it on my ipod on the way to a lecture :p

hello there i have a uni project where I need to compose a piece of music using this as a major influence, using techniques schaeffer uses, i have logic and an i mac, as well as access to recordings - what does schaeffer do here to the original recordings, can anyone help me?

wunderbar!

A very rare composition. What a chance to find it here. Many thanks for this ! I agree with 62Olohn, the black and white perfectly corresponds to the trains of the smoke age !

Wonderful idea to present the Etude aux chemins de fer this way, a beautiful experience of pure musical presence in black image corresponding to the atmosphere of vapour trains !
Best regards from Ö*l+*O?*

What a plesaure to find this beautiful video about a fondamental masterpiece of concrete music at its first age !
Congratulations !

nope. mono. i believe these early pieces were originally conceived for radio broadcast.