Leif Segerstam - Symphony No. 288 (Turku Philharmonic)

Segerstam has said: " My symphonies are like sperm, there are plenty." Someone should tell Leif about condoms.

[@N_Loco_Parenthesis]

Yeah. 288 isn't much for sperm. And most sperm go nowhere, so...

[@Scriabin_fan]

I just found out that he wrote 344 symphonies, I thought he was only a conductor. You don’t hear of modern composers writing that many symphonies.

[@BobJeff-x3u]

341

[@tritonusseitan6601]

Simply glorious! Never stop the madness!

[@takuoakai9326]

Segerstam passed away October 9 2024 at age of 80. His 344 symphonies, world biggest numbers of the works, are my favorite, although have not listened to his all works yet.

[@music-nerd6776]

In fact, I just finalized my piano concerto no. 317...

[@MarcusHK1]

I would never find the time to compose 317 piano concertos!

[@tejasnair3399]

Music-Nerd 67 wow in what style?

[@ipacyz8369]

You heard my piano sonata no. 213769?

[@dutchdekkers4071]

Also know as Symphonie Kakaphonia AnteMelodius. At 2:43 we observe his version of Beethoven, or Chopin...The left hand... masterly... Deeply impressed with this work.

[@ulfingvar1]

It is interesting that both Zappa and Miles Davis studied modern classical music, the latter particularly Stockhausen, before he embarked on his "electric" period. And Zappa's love for Varése is well known.

[@ChainsawCoffee]

The composer died today, and I wanted to find out what kind of music a composer who wrote 371 symphonies sounds like. Modular synthesizer music must be the leading edge of classical music. It only lacks sheet music.

[@johannesbluemink4581]

Wow. Looking at his output as a composer, he must have developed writer's cramp by now. 316 Symphonies, 30 string quartets, 13 violin concertos, 8 cello concertos, 4 viola concertos, 4 piano concertos. At 73 he outdoes most if not all composers, except Bach, Telemann and Vivaldi.

[@TheMikkis100]

Well doing shit like this isn't a challenge. Especially when it's mostly aleatoric and atonal.

[@zanexiao4488]

@@TheMikkis100 Except a lot of atonal composers have a much smaller output than tonal composers because there is no easy pre-written formula for them to follow. The only reason Vivaldi wrote a ton of pieces was because he used the same kind of I-iv-ii-V64/53-I phrase formulas and sequences in every single of his pieces.

[@Mackeson3]

@@zanexiao4488 What did Stravinsky say about Vivaldi? " He wrote the same concerto 400 times!"

He does not write orchestrations, just scribbles something and the orchestra play whatever. It's called " free pulsative style".

[@mariusfelixlange6709]

11:16 he even can play the piano without playing it...

[@danieldubei]

there are two pianos, and two pianists

[@jochanaan58]

I like it. But I like lots of strange things like Varèse. And kudos for bringing back the Hammer from Mahler's Symphonie #6!

[@geoffroymb]

What's impressive about this music isn't so much the music itself but the ratio composition and time effort/duration and size of the music, for an overall result that isn't all that bad!

[@stevenledbetter9997]

A lot of sound effects, nothing to hang your heart on. This is opera without the libretto or singers. Any competent trained composer can write this kind of music and have over and over again. Would anyone want to listen to this twice?

[@insight827]

The raw emotion in this piece transcends technical analysis. It has flown over your head.

[@margaretgoodheart4167]

Steven, how lacking in understanding and how unkind.

[@marcogrisanti4562]

of course not

[@joechindamo1948]

@@insight827so, either he agrees with you, or he’s an incompetent listener? Any other possibilities?

[@joechindamo1948]

@@margaretgoodheart4167you accuse someone of a lack of understanding , yet you call yourself good heart.

[@pistool1]

16:33 the mallet :)

[@RichardGoldwaterMD]

What is his organizing principle? How does he choose which note to write next?

[@handris99]

It's like when Luke got lost in the Dark Side Cave but never came back xD

[@u.v.s.5583]

The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant in comparison to the power of a Segerstam symphony! Come my son, join me in the Dark Side and together we shall rule the Galaxy as a father and a son! Those bastards, I find their lack of faith disturbing. But together we shall bring peace, prosperity and freedom to my empire!

[@danielskyminer3197]

Wow! It does sound like the cave music.

[@ulfingvar1]

Great stuff. For some reason I see scenes from both 2001 and The Shining before my inner vision.. guess there are some similarities to both Penderecki and Ligeti here and there..

[@anthonyzeitoun6790]

I think I have the opportunity to play there, any instrument he wants, I can do this :'D

[@schizophrenicenthusiast]

This sounds absolutely horrible but why am I enjoying it?

[@marshaminter8451]

Art💕

[@Serkin76]

Cambia il numero d'opera ma la musica è sempre identica! Quest'uomo è un genio! The opus number changes, the music is always the same! This man is a genious!

[@CLUBJAZZDEBAKEL]

Segerstam makes music. Sometimes it's a bit much orchestrated, (I think). But anyway. It's real music. He does it. Okay, Scelsi lives on. But that's absolutely okay. We come from each other and are nothing without them. I feel, this is great music.

[@gaetanfaik]

I like it

[@giovannismartini479]

6:41

[@Carl2791]

La fameuse symphonie en scie bémol !

[@marshaminter8451]

Art♌️

[@carlaceciliasilva8737]

muy bueno

[@stephenhall3515]

Segerstam was an outstanding conductor until recent years and evidently knows sonorities inside out. However, his compositions tend to be just sound effects with nothing else and sound oddly old fashioned in a post-1945 way. Very few pieces will stand the test of time and when BIS pressings have at last gone from the remaindered stack in record shops perhaps currently overlooked composers' works will be recorded. High time to cease the greedy and wasteful farce.

[@insight827]

Greedy and wasteful?

[@stephenjablonsky1941]

Perfect music for the film "Mr. Trump Comes to Dinner"

[@jyrkisohkanen1553]

Kakofoniaa eikä mitään sinfoniaa

[@shmuliknemanov4009]

the hammer symphony

[@菅野茂-u1g]

あそこの人間ってラッヘンマンと正反対でサロネンのようによく考えないで譜面書くんだってね。音それぞれに意味がない音楽。ポストセリエルは音をよく考えすぎ、だから速く楽譜書けない。

[@Abu-surdoPillicilino]

He is too prolific.

[@alsenwulf]

Um Gottes willen - was ist denn das Gräßliches 😁 😂 🤣 habt Ihr alle Ohropax in den Ohren ? 😁

[@alofmc-lung5530]

Asta e muzica lu peste prajit.It is just noise,not music.

[@ulfingvar1]

Define the difference then, God. IF you don't like it, fine, but don't claim this isn't music. It soars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@alofmc-lung5530]

@@ulfingvar1 Have you ever seen a cat painting with his paws ?Leif Segerstam's nr.288 Symphony is like the cat's picture.Hope you finally understand me.In my opinion, we cannot name everything music.And,if you like this symphony,it's ok.

[@sanramondublin]

yes, one can call this ''MUSIC''. Jurassic itself , the director of Jurassic park could not use it . it is not played much. because no movie was made for it?? I wonder, his second wife was half his age?

[@MissMX]

..and a quarter his weight?

[@Mackeson3]

Excuse me, my wife is half my age (Well about, she is 34 I am 63) , so what we are happy! Back on topic.... How come such a gifted conductor can write such awful music?

[@ulfingvar1]

@@Mackeson3 Awful? It is great!!! I guess you didn't enjoy early Penderecki or Ligeti then.. Poor you!!!

[@Mackeson3]

@@ulfingvar1 "Sir Thomas, have you ever performed any Stockhausen?" Sir Thomas Beecham : "No but l think may have trodden in some!" 🤣

[@thatman3107]

@@Mackeson3 and "sir" Beecham also had opinions on Bach, Beethoven and women. Just having an opinion doesn't give it any value.