Helikopter Quartett, by Karlheinz Stockhausen, in Rome

For the first time in Italy, and for the third in the world, was played the Helikopter Quartett, one of the most famous work of Karlheinz Stockhausen. These are the exclusive images of the 'concert'.
On Kataweb, Piergiorgio Odifreddi's video of explanation: http://bit.ly/14Qls

Per la prima volta in Italia, e per la terza nel mondo, all'Auditorium Parco della Musica di Roma domenica 18 gennaio, è stato rappresentato il quartetto degli elicotteri, una delle opere più famose di Stockhausen
Su Kataweb, Piergiorgio Odifreddi spiega l'evento: http://bit.ly/14Qls

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Music

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• Helikopter Quartett
• Karlheinz Stockhausen
• Piergiorgio Odifreddi
• violin
• string
• Helicopter

[revions]

My students immediately recognize that the quartet isn't 'crap'. In my analysis classes most of them enjoy recognizing the connection with Beethovens (especcially the III movement from Op. 132 that you probably have played as well), the aesthetic influences from Schumann and Webern, the distorted quote from Ockegem or the way Nono applies Verdis Scala Enigmata and so on. They are young and still have an open mind and open ears

[richtomes]

One of the helicopters is out of tune

[DenisFerrari]

????

[shobarsch]

@MaestroTJS ^ This.

[MaestroTJS]

ROFLCOPTER quartet is definitely more accurate.

What a fuckin' douche this guy was, and by the end of his life, quite probably insane, which is not the surprising result of having the sounds of his compositions floating around in his head for six decades.

[MaestroTJS]

@revions HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, "the polyfonic [sic] layers."

Yeah, Palestrina, Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Mahler, Shostakovich, et. al., have nothing on Stockhausen's mastery of "polyphony," if, of course, you mean layering pretentious, useless shit upon other layers of pretentious, useless shit. In that contest, he does win hands-down.

There's nothing quite like the polyphony of string quartet tremolos with helicopter blades whirring and the musicians reciting "eins!" "zwei?" "dreiiiii" "vierrrrr!"

[DiabolicalGenius39]

This… This is very interesting music. Some might not agree with me, but I quite like it!

[revions]

@Mrspraderadego

Study the score, listen to it again and recognize the polyfonic layers. Then you'll notice this isn't as simple as you think it is. Don't be afraid: it won't damage neither your ears, nor your brain.

At least if you have any! lol

[revions]

@richtomes

You are confused, this refers to a discussion we had between the Nono-quartet and Beethoven.

At least the Helicopter-Quartet provoked an emotional response to you. It's time you study a score, listen to it again and recognize the polyfonic layers.

[richtomes]

@revions Connection between THIS and Beethoven ? If he were alive today he would dismiss this for the total rubbish it is and would not be able to believe what depths the musical world which he knew had descended to, that anyone should consider this worthy of the name art.

[Mrspraderadego]

IF YOU HEAR THIS KIND OF MUSIC for most of 5 minutes x day..... your brain will be damaged in a bad way!! (or maybe you listen to it because is already damaged, or because you frequent "false intellectual company of wastemoney people").. Compose it is simple, hear it is destructive for the message it transmit ! this style of music is the worst music entertainment !

[Mrspraderadego]

@richtomes HAHAHAHA HAH HH AH SUPER !! hahahah you made the best comment on it !!!  uahahahaha