New Music

A must-see

By Matthias Röder ⋅ August 27, 2006 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

Originally I had intended to take a leave from blogging for a couple of days; there were just too many concerts to write about and some more will follow later on this week. But then I came across this post on Tim Rutherford-Johnson’s fantastic New Music blog. Tim has posted a couple of New Music videos over at YouTube.com, including an orchestral version of Cage’s 4′33″! I found it quite amazing how the audience of this BBC concert reacted: heavy applause, cheering, and “bravos”; the conductor had to come on stage three times or so. Other videos on the site include music by Varese, Ligeti, Stockhausen, Messiaen, Bartok, Lutoslawski, and many more.

Thanks Tim!

Tags: Cage, Ligeti, Messiaen, Stockhausen