Music Masters - s01e01 - Stockhausen

Documentary series, this episode was first transmitted in 2001; Charles Hazlewood talks to Karlheinz Stockhausen about his life and work. The German composer is shown in rehearsal and performing his work. Known for his ground-breaking work in electronic music the ‘Papa of Techno’ discusses his influence on artists including Björk, Grateful Dead and Portishead. Stockhausen also reflects on the importance of dreams on his work and recalls the dream that led him to create one of his best-know pieces: Helikopter-Streichquartett. The composition requires the four members of a string quartet to each perform in a separate helicopter whilst circling in the sky.

[@ReinholdOtto]

A wonderful discussion.

[@Scriabinfan593]

His music is not my cup of tea, but my goodness he's a very creative and innovative person. A real genius! When i heard him say that he wanted to compose music for the 24 hours in a day and have 24 rooms dedicated to each hour so that people could listen to them at each hour of the day, that made me realize how much of a genius he is.

[@directcurrent5751]

How can anyone argue with that logic?

[@PseudoPseudoDionysius]

Such a wonderful documentary. Thank you so much for uploading this. It’s such a pity that such wonderful resources are typically unavailable outside of the UK.

[@JamesUK-je4ew]

It infuriates me… my own issue is not being to access any ice hockey from the US legitimately. I know the tricks like vpns but I don’t see why I should use that. The other reason I’ve given up posting new content is the copyright blocking KZbin does: I’ve always subscribed to the mantra that if you can hear it on the radio as a “broadcast” it should be ok to share. Being digital is immaterial when someone could have recorded on tape…

[@FranciPiano]

This is an amazing interview! Thanks for posting it!

[@sohowsoon6652]

AMEN

[@sohowsoon6652]

beyond pure Genius

[@MicoAquinoComposer]

Agreed

[@pianomanhere]

Many thanks for posting this program. It's a fine synopsis of Stockhausen's life, musical development and compositions, as well as some of the performances.

[@BenjaminStaern]

His remark on Sirius is so hilarious! 36:10 Classic Stockhausen!!!

[@benaraujomusic]

I think that Stockhausen is the greatest composer the world has ever produced. I mean, his music is just so unique and innovative; it is literally like nothing else I have ever heard!

[@JamesUK-je4ew]

100% agree. Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment. Regards

[@Z-Diode]

Yes, the greatest composer to walk the earth. As he himself proclaimed, he came from Sirius.

[@dvforever]

Wrong. If he was the greatest composer the world has ever produced, a lot more people around the world would be listening to his music and playing his music. You know, like Bach and other great masters.

[@benaraujomusic]

@@dvforever A composer being the greatest doesn't depend on how many people listen to his music

[@dvforever]

@@benaraujomusic That's not the only thing greatness depends on. But it's certainly one of them. Otherwise greatness becomes a random subjective feeling. A composer's penetration of the culture and of time and history is very important. How many people play a composer's music at home, perform it in public, record it, share it, talk about it, write books and make videos about it. That's all part of the definition of greatness.

[@MrRobinThornton]

24 Subscribers. It is amazing how few subscribers one receives for post such meaningful material.

[@arsenicbeats197]

Thanks for this 🙏🌊

This is awesome! Many-many thanks for posting!

[@JamesUK-je4ew]

Sándor Dániel Molnár No problem, you’re welcome. If there’s anything else on the BBC Sounds app. (Aka BBC iPlayer) that you can’t get to, reply here and I’ll do what I can to download it here in the UK then upload it for you. Regards

[@hudsoncampos2201]

Thank you a lot

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

love it!!

[@GerardoMcCabe]

Best interview of Stockhausen I've seen

[@eliechemaly6038]

super ! thx

[@josepholeary3286]

his concentration is terrific

[@directcurrent5751]

I think he is a showboater but his content is quite serious and fruitful.

[@alessandroseravalle8674]

A genius.

[@AndreyRubtsovRU]

[fell asleep in 30 seconds]

[@StockhausenScores]

He imagined his music in dreams...

[@summonersummoner9536]

The best

[@cryfok]

that dig at 5'10". brutal.

[@Uhor]

Why am I only getting this recommended 5 years after published?

[@darylcumming7119]

👌

[@dreamspeeddsp-musik932]

Stockhausen:dali der Musik

[@briancornish2076]

Surely he can't be Sirius. All jokes aside, he was a genius. I wish people would get used to the idea. The problem I think is that we haven't caught up with the sensibility of our own time, it's too painful.

[@JamesUK-je4ew]

There’s a spike Milligan quote something along the lines of “With the future uncertain, and the present so traumatic, is that why we all wish to go back to the past?”, or something like that. Regards

[@knox.gunterstallbauer6877]

gute musik

[@eliechemaly6038]

will u be publishing the other series anytime soon?

[@CopperCounter]

elie chemaly I wasn’t intending to as the software I used to capture the stream was on another laptop I no longer have. That said, I’ll see if I can find it and get it set up again. Was it just series one of Music Masters you were looking for? Regards

[@JamesUK-je4ew]

elie chemaly, I've found "Music Masters - John Adams" which I'm downloading now and will upload here shortly. It looks like there were 4 episodes, of which only 3 appear to be available. I'l do some more digging and post back.

[@eliechemaly6038]

@@CopperCounter oh no.i want it all . lol. Whatever u have from dese guys. Thhhhxxxxxx

[@eliechemaly6038]

@@JamesUK-je4ew yessssssssss!!!!

[@JamesUK-je4ew]

@@eliechemaly6038 OK, there was only one other episode available from that series, not two; the "John Adams" one. I've uploaded it and you should be able to see it now. Enjoy (and get it quick before it's blocked. ;-)) Regards

[@charlychak3679]

Did he wrote the 24 hour piece?

[@JamesUK-je4ew]

Charly chak, I looked it up here; en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klang_(Stockhausen) and he apparently completed 21 of the 24 hours before he passed. Hope that helps

[@StockhausenScores]

​@@JamesUK-je4ewcan i finish it? I have some ideas for hour 22, 23 and 24, inspired also by current political events... Hour 22 will be scored with recorders, organ, microtonal piano, 3 chitarrones and tape!

[@MalcolmPoulton]

Do you know this ?

[@brodytrumpet]

THE MUSICIANS NEED TO BE CREDITED!!! AS IT IS NOW, IT'S VERY DISRESPECTFUL TO THE PERFORMER!S!!! PLEASE FIX THIS.

[@teebeedahbow]

Who is he trying to fool? Serious failure of a sense of humour required for this brand of cobblers.

[@growskull]

oh just grow up

[@teebeedahbow]

@@growskull You’re not doing much to convince me.