Stockhausen, Karlheinz (1928-2007) 4-9 Jan

[Bryn]

I wonder if Radio 3 or some other broadcaster will relay one or other of the performances?

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Well, that gives us all SOMETHING to look forward to!

Happy New Year, everyone!

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I wonder if Radio 3 or some other broadcaster will relay one or other of the performances?

They must surely at the very least record it for future broadcast if not Live.

[Richard Barrett]

Rumours keep appearing - the last such I heard is that they were preparing one in Holland for "next year" (or possibly the year after). I would've thought that for such a massive undertaking, dates that soon would be a little more finalised.

The dates are indeed finalised:

https://www.operaballet.nl/en/opera/2018-2019/show/aus-licht?gclid=Cj0KCQiA6JjgBRDbARIsANfu58G64BvlcnX6ue8SFt3mIv7BM5IoSpFWeZZ9TuZ_0IwM7Gg0gCdP29QaAp1GEALw_wcB

- it isn't a complete performance (that fell by the wayside at a certain point for the usual financial reasons), but a concentrated dose of components from all seven operas.

[Serial_Apologist]

The dates are indeed finalised:

https://www.operaballet.nl/en/opera/2018-2019/show/aus-licht?gclid=Cj0KCQiA6JjgBRDbARIsANfu58G64BvlcnX6ue8SFt3mIv7BM5IoSpFWeZZ9TuZ_0IwM7Gg0gCdP29QaAp1GEALw_wcB

- it isn't a complete performance (that fell by the wayside at a certain point for the usual financial reasons), but a concentrated dose of components from all seven operas.

[Beef Oven!]

Rumours keep appearing - the last such I heard is that they were preparing one in Holland for "next year" (or possibly the year after). I would've thought that for such a massive undertaking, dates that soon would be a little more finalised.

Meanwhile, whilst we're waiting, of course, there's this:

https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/wh...aus-licht-2019

Interesting. I'll see if I can get to that. These days Thursday is my favoured work aus Licht, especially the bit around 3.30pm

[MrGongGong]

Well, that gives us all SOMETHING to look forward to!

Indeed
I wonder if "Roger" will be going along ?

[Joseph K]

Alex Ross on 'aus Licht' -

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/06/24/karlheinz-stockhausen-composes-the-cosmos?fbclid=IwAR3a1an8llDkObmlkikbAisquMwdT87Pqzo7G2AzoyiIiMGEXBnMT_nsrbM

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Alex Ross on 'aus Licht' -

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2...MGEXBnMT_nsrbM

[Keith]

Christmas is coming and I was thinking of treating myself to a few items from the Stockhausen Verlag CD catalogue. I wonder if anybody had a few recommendations to help me select. I was thinking of something to help my broaden my knowledge of Licht as this maybe my only way of hearing this music (although there is always hope!) What are the essentials?

[Joseph K]

Christmas is coming and I was thinking of treating myself to a few items from the Stockhausen Verlag CD catalogue. I wonder if anybody had a few recommendations to help me select. I was thinking of something to help my broaden my knowledge of Licht as this maybe my only way of hearing this music (although there is always hope!) What are the essentials?

Welcome to the forum - I've glad you've asked this question, since I've wondered about that in the past...

[Richard Barrett]

Welcome to the forum - I've glad you've asked this question, since I've wondered about that in the past...

I think the best way to hear the LICHT operas is as wholes, even though they were (with the exception of Freitag and to a great extent Montag also) written as detachable units, but that's quite an expensive proposition of course. The highlights for me are:
Dienstag - Oktophonie (more convincing in its standalone form than the recording in the box set IMO)
Mittwoch - Mittwochs-Gruß, Michaelion
Donnerstag - Michaels Reise
Samstag - Luzifers Tanz, Luzifers Abschied
Sonntag - Lichter-Wasser, Engel-Prozessionen
From the post-LICHT music I especially like Freude and Strahlen.
Previous to LICHT there are really too many crucial works to select from. The ones I listen to most often would be Punkte, Gruppen, Carré, Kontakte, Momente (the 1969 version), Mikrophonie I, Mixtur, Hymnen, Stimmung, Aus den sieben Tagen, Spiral (the complete performance by Michael Vetter), Mantra, Sternklang, Trans, Inori.

[Keith]

Thanks for the suggestions. The electronic musics from Licht look especially tempting so I might go there first.

[Richard Barrett]

Thanks for the suggestions. The electronic musics from Licht look especially tempting so I might go there first.

Out of those I think Mittwochs-Gruß is the most attractive. Unfortunately there's no separate release of Weltraum, which consists of the Gruß and Abschied from Freitag placed end to end (which also serves as the electronic accompaniment to the main part of Freitag). The only way to hear it on its own is in the box set of the complete opera. I first heard it in the Amsterdam planetarium in the 1990s with the composer taking care of sound projection. I found it alternately beautiful and terrifying.

[Bryn]

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9wEiv3BNoc