ENSEMBLE LINEA - IANNIS XENAKIS - EONTA

[@johnappleseed8369]

Eonta, Metastasis, Pithoprakta. So much nostalgia from my mid-late teens, a new world I fell deep into opened up, and I'm still there!

[@johnappleseed8369]

***** So we meet again, haha I love Stockhausen (where we initially met) but Xenakis has been my definitive favorite composers since I became a classical fanatic, but I like works from all eras of classical (even if I have my preferences for the heavier classical, eg Xenakis, Penderecki)

[@markusberzborn6346]

This was also my first Xenakis LP.

[@marcellodantedealmeidanune9445]

Fantástico. Xenakis é genia,l explorando as ressonâncias instrumentais de modo bastante criativo. Uma obra contemporânea difícil e impressionante. Gostei muito!

[@25DANIEL04]

Music making at the very highest level. Just amazing.

[@baldrbraa]

I love this piece. The first appearance of the brass is like suddenly seieng shadows of some beings (eonta) in the rain.

[@FernieCanto]

Knowing the kind of people that hate this music makes me love it even more.

[@darcyhildebrandt7726]

To be able to pull off something this difficult in a convincing manner is very rare. This group performs this piece brilliantly! Being a pianist, I'm especially impressed with the piano player of this group. Well done!

[@PSearPianist]

What a tour de force. Is the pianist playing from memory? It beggars belief that anyone could memorize this!!

[@ChristosMarinos]

Ermis Theodorakis is a unique pianist for this music. His technique and memory are just phenomenal. He has performed all of Xenakis's piano works for the composer himself.

[@PSearPianist]

@@ChristosMarinos Amazing - I wonder why I had not heard of him before seeing this video.

[@keikoshichijopiano]

wonderful!! Thank you so much!!

[@bertcarter6176]

This is really wonderful. Thanks for sharing a great performance.

[@goggyli]

a great work, a marvelous performance. mere gratitude

[@perry1559]

It must have sounded fantastic live in that cathedral. Saw Branca in a cathedral, that was a trip.

[@jppitman1]

I saw the score to this a few days ago and wondered to my self, "How could ANYone possibly play this thing.....and play it well?" It is absolutely ridiculously nuts and insane and these guys are obviously musicians of the highest caliber to actually pull it off....before an audience! Not only do they perform the music well but also add the visual element, too, which I enjoyed. Ian Mac in the comments calls this music "rubbish"---and to most people it naturally would be--but I somehow find it fascinating. I can`t tell you why, except that I do enjoy the world of 'texture' for its own sake. The Universe is often not a very pretty place and sometimes must be laid bare.

[@alexgabriel5423]

Iannis Xenakis studied math & architecture...he expressed math thro notes...he designed spaces for sounds the reverse. He studied Pythagoreanism & had a house built based on this knowledge.

[@alexgabriel5423]

See Iannis Xenakis on Wikipedia!

[@mgaaupetit1509]

So sorry you cant appreciate this extraordinaire music ...but at least you tried...and I think one day you ll be rewarded !

[@Δόμνα-ΣοφίαΒρατσίστα]

Thank you !

[@Xenakios]

Wonderful! Live Xenakis performances are great and the sound engineering was nice on this one too. (Multiple camera angles would have been nice too, of course... ;) )

[@EdgarFGirtainIV]

This is freaking amazing, these people are insanely good, this music is brilliant AF!!!

[@pauljackson1029]

The pianist seems to be playing from memory???? This is one of the most difficult of works how is that possible? Ive never seen anyone do that before. Eaxtraordinary perfromance from everyone.

[@ChristosMarinos]

Ermis Theodorakis is a unique pianist for this music. His technique and memorization are just mind-blowing.

[@ivypostfader]

the sky is the limit.....

[@MegaCirse]

Instinkt und subjektive Wahl sind die einzigen Garantien für den Wert eines Werkes 🔥

[@avantlanuit]

j'aime

[@gerardbegni2806]

Eonta was of course an ultramodern piexe when it was written, but take some distance and listen carefully. This music is clearly antiphonel between the five brasses and the piano. This can only be a malicious hint at Venetian practices in S. Marco, Venice during the Renaissance.

[@machida5114]

so good ...

[@machida5114]

It is a relatively early work and has serious ingenuity.

[@krionas]

Λυπάμαι πολύ αλλά αυτό που ακούω δεν είναι σύνθεση μουσικής αλλά η εκδίκηση της!!!

[@pmarq32]

So this comment comes as a composer, an admirer of Xenakis's music, and as a somewhat skillful pianist. Obviously, this performer has dedicated some time into learning this score. Why don't we see this pianist on the world's concert stages, playing the works of Liszt, Brahms, Busoni, Schumann, Rachmaninov, Scriabin, etc. Am I missing something? Is it possible there are some wrong notes? Could some inaccuracies be obscured by the aggressive brass writing? Asking for a friend...

[@Baribrotzer]

Maybe he prefers working as a part of an ensemble, rather than being a soloist. Some excellent players do. It's not uncommon, for example, for string players of the highest ability to work within a string quartet rather than playing concertos or the violin's solo literature.

[@ianmac2963]

I first heard this at Sydney Con in the early 1970's as a student. Performed by Roger Woodward et al. (He actually used a mini score and turned pages himself) It was rubbish then ... it's rubbish now. Get rid of it ... kill it, burn it ... do something else with your time.

[@Qazwdx111]

You have nothing to brag about

[@ianmac2963]

@@Qazwdx111 Would you care to explain that comment? I'm somewhat puzzled.

[@Qazwdx111]

@@ianmac2963 You said it's rubbish, and that doesn't reflect well on your musicality.