ENSEMBLE LINEA - KARLHEINZ STOCKHAUSEN - KONTRA-PUNKTE

[@csaponxypan1]

Gorgeous, beautiful music and performance, thank you! The ensemble plays totally connected, sensitive, reactive and absolutely attentive to sound and nuance. This is one of my favourite works from the 1950-s, I just call it Stockhausen's "Farewell Symphony" by the analogy of the gradual departure of the instruments (from playing, that is...) The slow process in the background renders the beautiful events in the foreground "bubbles on the surface of time" (to borrow Cage's words). I wish the world would one day realize how much they need Stockhausen (and a few others of us...) Gyula Csapo

[@yossipeles7864]

Gyula csapó, thank you very much for your sensitive and intelligent comment. It's nice to come across such reactions to Stockhausen's music. Most other comments on this video deserve a "like" as well.

[@Qazwdx111]

I don't think world really needs Stockhausen

[@charleslyall5857]

Great piece! Excellent performance.

[@udol.4612]

Sehr schön beweglich, fragil und artistisch , vital gespielt.... die Seele des Stücks leuchtet durch diese wundervolle Interpretation bis in die heutige Zeit hindurch..........

[@hellibeth802]

simply beautiful ...sounds like the sound of rain in nature

[@reid2hai]

Nice! I find it quite accessible and beautiful.

[@jensrayz5018]

Schönes Bild, großartiges Stück und wunderbare Performance. Toll!

[@kerrichristopher740]

Really wonderful getting to see a video of this great masterpiece! Many thanks!

[@大渡敏仁]

アンサンブルにおける良きバランスが取れた古典的とも呼べる楽曲ですね。楽器の奏法も特殊なものではなく、ごく普通の演奏法が用いられていて、聴いていて耳に心地よい。このアンサンブルの方々の真摯な態度と音楽性に尊敬と共感を覚えます。

[@kraka2oanIner]

Agreed. The sensitivity is evident, continuously.

[@mirrors1]

Bravo! A masterpiece of XX century magnificently performed

[@SaccidanandaSadasiva]

I love every period of stockhausen's work

[@pedrocastillo1939]

¡Aguante, Stockhausen! Terrific work; simply beautiful. =)

[@2300skiddoo]

So many really inspiring performances by this group! And this is one of the best, it a fantastic piece, but rarely heard. THANK YOU!

[@capybara-k6g]

A piece that inspires me to chug bleach.

[@bananartista]

it creates in me a sense of constant surprise and intrigue

[@kingconcerto5860]

I don't know why it seems to be impossible to enjoy a Stockhausen piece. I love Sorabji, Xenakis, Lutoslawski, Ferneyhough, and Ligeti; but I'm yet to hear a single composition by Stockhausen that isn't an absolute chore to tolerate. I realize the composers I listed are of different schools, but many people seem to find Stockhausen more accessible than Sorabji, Xenakis, and Ferneyhough especially. I don't understand why.

[@kraka2oanIner]

This piece has a concise and natural way of emerging ESSENCE with incredible sonic variety. The rain description above helps with understanding the composer's intent.

[@markbrooks7157]

Try Stimmung, or Mantra or Hymnen. You may find them more ‘musical’.

[@Cleekschrey]

Gorgeous

[@vakasPastando]

The last Zappa album, Civilization Phaze III sounds pretty much to this! Amazing.

[@vakasPastando]

it does

[@daviddickson2228]

I play this at the club during closing time

[@eliechemaly6038]

Superb performance..

[@Casio61]

The recording and the score from the local library fascinated me when I was studying music at school, and propelled me into seeking out scores and recordings by Boulez, Berio, Ligeti and the like. Now own my own score and this is still one of my favourite pieces of music.

[@rudyfanta]

Lot Of Hard Work :)

[@Eaglejorge]

:O ooooo congratulations! jajaja thanks for the video!

[@machida5114]

so good ...

[@machida5114]

I like it a lot ...

[@guadalajara4848]

Remarquable !

[@udol.4612]

So eine schöne und authentische Sternenmusik - K.S. hat später gesagt, dass seine Musik eigentlich vom Sirius komme... den barocken Komponisten geläufig... wenn man diese Klänge/ Musik hört... mag man wieder daran glauben

[@JohnCelona-o5i]

Best part is opening bass clarinet roar.

[@jasonguthrie9114]

I Love Stockhausen as an artist, I consider him significant, however his significance is in the contrast to convention of his time, he’s punk. Seeing the bigger picture of music, Stockhausen is not as significant as westerners might think. Since chance music comes from a philosophy, and that is not a western philosophy. Specifically music from Buddhist cultures like ancient Japanese court music emphasizes chance and deemphasizes anticipation. Let me say this thought from a different angle, nothing is new under the sun, what seems groundbreaking isn’t. Like equal temperament is an ancient idea from China, but wasn’t implemented until industrialization. The significance of an artist is how they are able to truly be themselves and channel what they are trying to channel in a time that doesn’t allow for it. Hence I love Stockhausen, he’s a true artist and punk.

[@j.uli11]

Noch irgendwer, der das für die Schule sich anhören muss...?

[@richardehmann3047]

Hi

[@j.uli11]

@@richardehmann3047 hi.

[@yagiz885]

What a colorful piece of music. I remember my first reaction to Stockhausen, I was terribly disgusted because of this kind of harmony. Now I "understand" the beauty of this style.

[@ludwigsmodilla9524]

Lichtpunkte, erste farbige Stimmen am frühen Morgen.

[@PiEndsWith0]

this is up to date the most difficult Stockhausen piece for me, very impenetrable.

[@PiEndsWith0]

***** Well would you care to help me out in here? I liked the vast majority of Stockhausen's works right of the get-go... what's the deal with Kontra-punkte?

[@Eaglejorge]

hello, friend. what I do is that listen to The same piece over and over again for one day, maybe a week, after some time I start to know what comes next and how to whistle The music. so...hehehe, my advice (just because u asked) is that you have to listen to The piece 8 hours a day until it gets conquered, by your heart, mind and soul!!! :D

[@PiEndsWith0]

Jorge Castillo thanks a lot, friend ;) I think you're right. Ever since I commented a year ago, I listen to the piece every now and then. And it's becoming more "available" as a function of time.

[@CPRIOR25]

@@PiEndsWith0 If you check out this lecture series, I think Stockhausen gets quite deep into his compositional ideas when writing this piece. I wrote an analysis of this piece for university and watching these lectures really helped me 'get it' so to speak! kzbin.info/www/bejne/oorQfot4Zcpkbac

[@JulioLeonFandinho]

try Kontakte and cry... this is pop music in comparison

[@allaboutexperience1046]

Beautiful piece, there is nothing difficult about Stockhausen or inhuman

[@gabrielpassarelli3010]

Não acho uma maneira de interpretar a modo que eu não sinta desespero ....

[@pietromartinelli544]

punctus contra punctum

[@benjaminbally908]

Slin 69

[@yosephalawyhamady6434]

Maria hat ne hässliche Schleimerlache

[@vaadhsiao8645]

指挥老师好累哦

[@benjaminbally908]

nILS MACH MAL ALLE ADMIN DU DIKTATOR

[@yosephalawyhamady6434]

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