21st century classical music

[some guy]

Yeah, that made me grin, too.

After all, "sound-related idea" is pretty much a description of any piece of music, from any era.

[San Antone]

stefano gervasoni : dir indir (2010)

https://www.youtube.com/v/noqt288R81E

[some guy]

Wow, sanantonio. That was wildly gorgeous.

[Mr Bloom]

After all, "sound-related idea" is pretty much a description of any piece of music, from any era.

Not at all. This is a western/20th century way of thinking.

[torut]

PS : sorry if I sound harsh, but I've heard this piece after some Simon Steen-Andersen works, which are just some of the most stupid music I've ever heard.

I didn't know this composer, searched his music at youtube, and found some clips very good. Thank you. What is wrong with his music? (If you meant Inszenierte Nacht, I may have some sympathy. )

rerendered for pianist and two assistents (optional participating conductor, optional live video) (2003, rev. '04)
https://www.youtube.com/v/gTivjuoiVec

In Spite Of, And Maybe Even Therefore - for amplified fl., horn, cl. + unamplified double bassoon, pno., perc. and db (2007)
https://www.youtube.com/v/jnonO8ekh_s

(I also searched his name here, found that most of the results were some guy's posts. )

[San Antone]

I recently profiled Simon Steen-Andersen on my blog and found him to be a very interesting and talented composer.

Bio, short interview with Simon Steen-Andersen and video of Chambered Music, a recent work

[torut]

I recently profiled Simon Steen-Andersen on my blog and found him to be a very interesting and talented composer.

Bio, short interview with Simon Steen-Andersen and video of Chambered Music, a recent work

Thank you for the information. The interview is interesting. I was a little disappointed that he only mentioned "negative influence".

I found that I have one recording of his work, Double Up (2010) for sampler and small orchestra, included in 4-CD set of Donaueschinger Musiktage 2010. (I was mainly interested in SQs in the first 2 discs and the microtonal work of Wyschnegradsky and Haas. ) It seems that repeating loud and quiet parts is one of his characteristic styles.

[Philo]

For the morning: Hajrullah Syla

Dream for Flute, Violin, Piano, Percussion, and Double Bass

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bglFpuADFb4

[Philo]

For the night: Jasna Velickovic

Magnetik for Handmade Magnets, Cimbalom, Amplified Metal Plate, Laptop and Pedal Boxes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOHyc6Gt4Fc

[torut]

Wandelweiser Group is not mentioned much in this forum. (Their music can be listened to at the web radio.) I only heard just few of the composers, but I liked Eva​-​Maria Houben's recent album Piano Music.

The whole album can be listened to and purchased here.


abgemalt (2009)
go and stop (2002)

[Philo]

Wandelweiser Group is not mentioned much in this forum. (Their music can be listened to at the web radio.) I only heard just few of the composers, but I liked Eva​-​Maria Houben's recent album Piano Music.

The whole album can be listened to and purchased here.


abgemalt (2009)
go and stop (2002)

Extremely lovely. Thanks for sharing.

For the night: Vuk Kulenovic


Bukolike II for Harpsichord

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqUAS0V2dEA

[Philo]

For the morning: Sahba Aminikia

Zar for Orchestra

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gfi3JHJtYIc

[Philo]

For the afternoon: Aziza Mustafa Zadeh
Bana Bana Gel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4Q-hYJYu1s

[Philo]

For the night: Georgina Derbez
Phantasiestucke

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7n9kxMKwZhQ

[San Antone]

Daniel Harrison : Chrysanthemum road for saxophone quartet

soundcloud clip

The Promethean quartet: Soprano saxophone: Alex Magg; Alto saxophone: Brandon Jinwoo Choi; Tenor saxophone: Om Srivastava; Baritone saxophone: Ryan Van Scoyk

[Philo]

For the afternoon: Mira Calix
The Wolf, The Sheep, & The Door

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0DY-8iz1I0

[torut]

Tao Yu (born 1981) - White Water (2011) for pipa (琵琶), recorder (竖笛), cello, percussion

https://www.youtube.com/v/u8T5Wax3-bQ

Ms. Tao was born in Beijing, and now lives in Paris. She is the artistic co-director of CREA (France), and is on the board of directors of IAWM (US). She has worked on composition and electro-acoustic music at the China Conservatory of Music and Le Conservatoire Supérieur de Musique de Genève. She received the 'Diplôme de Composition et de Musique Electro-acoustique' from Le Conservatoire Supérieur de Musique de Genève. She has been selected to participate in Composition and Musical Information studies at the institute IRCAM. [...]

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Wandelweiser Group is not mentioned much in this forum. (Their music can be listened to at the web radio.) I only heard just few of the composers, but I liked Eva​-​Maria Houben's recent album Piano Music.

The whole album can be listened to and purchased here.


abgemalt (2009)
go and stop (2002)

Great album!

I'm interested in the Wandelweiser folks, they seem to be continuing in the stream of Cage and Feldman. If I'm wrong, someone explain it to me. I don't have the patience to dig into the material I find on line about them.

[torut]

I'm interested in the Wandelweiser folks, they seem to be continuing in the stream of Cage and Feldman. If I'm wrong, someone explain it to me. I don't have the patience to dig into the material I find on line about them.

I also want to check their music further. A comment in the Houben disc mentioned Feldman, but I feel it is much closer to Cage's late period (number pieces.) For me, Feldman's music is more repetitive and continuous, while late Cage and Wandelwiser are more sparse & austere.

I think this Michael Pisaro's article summarizes the concept well.

[...] 4'33" was seen not as a joke or a Zen koan or a philosophical statement: it was heard as music. It was also viewed as unfinished work in the best sense: it created new possibilities for the combination (and understanding) of sound and silence. Put simply, silence was a material and a disturbance of material at the same time.

[torut]

Eric Gaudibert (1936 - 2012) - Si lointaine, sa voix (2010) for female choir, recorder and organ
Première partie: "D'un visage endormi"

https://www.youtube.com/v/YwoDH_59sYo

Eric Gaudibert was born in Vevey. He studied piano under the tutelage of Denise Bidal and theory of harmony under Hans Haug at the 'Conservatoire de Lausanne' and later at the ' Ecole Normale de Musique à Paris' with piano under Alfred Cortot, and composition under Nadia Boulanger and Henri Dutilleux. He resided in Paris until 1972.