Helmut Lachenmann - Ein Kinderspiel Part 2/3

Turkish pianist Seda Röder performs Helmut Lachenmann, Ein Kinderspiel (A Children's Play). See http://www.sedaroeder.com for more information. Please subscribe to Seda's channel (yellow button above), there are more videos on the way!

This video was recorded at the Goethe Institut Boston: http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/bos/acv/mus/2008/en3745240v.htm

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[birdmanswag]

this is literally retarded

[GV75010]

and another thing which applies especially to contemporary music is that you have to hear it live. listening a recording is lilke watching a monument on a postcard. In a performance such as this you would be able to appreciate how the sounds occupy the space, how they resonate, and even, if you pay enough attention, how the vibrations affect your body. it's actually quite simple; it's just about listening and this music is composed to assist you in simply listening. and it is truly amazing work

[GV75010]

This stuff is difficult to listen to because it's unusual and goes against the grain of everything we were taught about music and about "beauty", etc. maybe the first thing to do facing music like this, is to avoid applying the usual expectations you apply to hearing music and just tr to get interested in the sounds exactly how they appear, in the actual perceptual experience. this almost closer to some types of "meditation" techniques in which you focus on physical sensation with no judgement.

[Yilver]

@excalibran @excalibran I wouldn't say it's ABOUT technique. Technique is a means here, not an end. Take for example the first piece in this video: what you perceive as a listener is very simple and ritualistic - one chord in a steady beat. The "added value" is that each time this chord is released, we are left with a different coloured "reverb", as if each chord was played in a different hall. This effect is indeed facilitated by a special technique, but it is one used for purely musical means.

[excalibran]

So it's about technique? I don't know...I am honestly confused about how this is complex. I'm not mocking it, I just seriously don't understand. I would like to understand, if someone can explain it in layman's terms. Shoot me a message.

[jazzmaster3000]

siiiik

[mellotron12]

@benweibel It's not random. Do you not notice the mastery of technique that is involved in performing pieces like this. This piece isn't about melody. It's about learning to appreciate sound arrangements in new, brisk, and different ways.

[benweibel]

this isnt music ....its random banging on a piano for 5 mins....i hear and see why its called childs play ......suck my helmet...helmut!

[galisonlau]

Good performance. I'm not so sure if it's impossible to play that fast in No.5 Filter Swing. It marks 3'56" for that movement.

Also, the rhythm in No. 6 Bell Tower could be more precise.

[herma57]

Vielen Danke, gorgeous musik, elegant,It is incredible music;