Carter: "Changes" for guitar solo

Elliott Carter: "Changes" (1983) for guitar solo

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• American
• new
• music
• classical
• guitar
• solo
• avant
• garde
• atonal

[dcrepino]

As I was listening to this work, I was also reading Susan McClary's article "Terminal Prestige." Quite an insightful and complimentary combination indeed.

[NewMusicXX]

If I remember the essence of her article, she was somewhat negative towards Babbitt and Boulez and ended up with favorable words for Earth Wind and Fire.

[dcrepino]

Yes, your memory is correct. Her discussion of "terminal prestige" placed some of the more notable advocates of the mid-20th century American avant-garde in a rather unappealing light (her comments were partially a response to Babbitt's [in]famous 1958 article "Who Cares if You Listen").

[NewMusicXX]

I've never understood why Babbitt seems to make people so angry. "Who Cares If You Listen" is a very thoughtful article. Much of what he says could come under the heading of "self-evident truth". I suppose that in a democratic society there is a natural desire (on the part of some) to cater to the wishes of the majority.

[syr1811]

Brilliant. Thanks, NMXX.  Is this David Starobin?

[NewMusicXX]

Yes, it is David Starobin

[Garoosh99]

cagada de burro..

[muslit]

i prefer babbit's 'composition for guitar'

[9mercurio9]

Técnicamente (nivel de fluidez mecánica para la ejecución) y musicalmente (comprensión de las relaciones musicales en distintos niveles cognitivos estéticos lo que también incluye la superficie del estilo musical) la interpretación de David Starobin casi insuperable y también es una motivación impresionante para los músicos que tocan y aman a la guitarra. Gracias a Starobin por esta interpretación y gracias a Carter por esta obra musical!

[jeffbrak]

I cannot imagine the amount of virtuosity it must take to perform this piece accurately.

[kbaronshaffer]

1) excellent work! the guitar is a wonderful vehicle for contemporary art music. 2) i've heard from people who have met milton babbitt that he is a very congenial, funny man. very engaging (in response to the comment about his article). people who are upset by that article missed the point of it, i believe.

[dannyboyrocker]

this stuff trips me out hard core...haha and i have the same last name as this dude...and my love is classical guitar :D But... i know no one cares haha. David plays the work very nicely.

[Jeppetoh]

The annotations were a great addition to this, kind of like pop up video!

[Prattincole]

Such good playing - I'd loved to have heard Starobin play it live. Those "New Music with Guitar" recordings he did in the 80s were so, so good.