I have to say that this is one of the only pieces of contemporary music you have analyzed that I have enjoyed but it has quickly become one of my most favorite pieces. Hölderlin has always been one of my favorite poets. I now have the ECM recording. Thanks for the video.
I absolute love what you do, just today I was thinking about you and now I got notified for a new video of yours. You are awesome Samuel, thanks for broadening my musical horizons and for feeding my ears with such exquisite and mind bending music, keep it up man
Dear Samuel, I just return from a concert of the New European Ensemble conducted by Heinz Holliger, performing 2 of his own pieces (Ma'mounia left me both speachlessly awestruck and laughing full of joy at the same time), Ligetis Kammerkonzert (and I watched your very insightfull video about it ofcourse!), and Lutoslawskis Double Concert for Oboe and Harp, where Hein Holliger breathtakingly well played the Oboe himself...and what an infectious smile he has :D Thank you so much for bringing these and other fine examples of musical Beings (which includes Pieces, Composers and Performers alike i guess) to our awareness!
wow! great analysis as always. the bit about playing to the tempo of ones pulse is a great and innovative idea in my opinion. makes it different every time. its a beefheartish concept I think. his compositions remind me somewhat of a more refined, less noisy Glenn Branca. thanks as always.
I need to finally listen to this cycle. I tried to get to hear it played in London in the late '80s but events got in the way. Yet it appears to be very influential for me.
I finally sat down to listen to Scardanelli Zyklus and found it completely mesmerizing as you said. Unfortunately, only about half of it is available on RUclips, so I'm going to just buy that record you recommended at the end. I feel so old-fashioned, jajaja. I can tell that this was definitely a big influence for you. It seems like you've followed in Holliger's footsteps, especially in Irridescent Notation.
Really great analysis, thanks. The updating of compositional techniques in contemporary music is very interesting and I would like to ask what are are the compositional techniques of the Renaissance that holliger combines? thanks to answer!
Hey Samuel, you should link your Patreon (and Twitter) to your RUclips account so that people could easily find it on your YT homepage. Great video as usual!
Hello Samuel, Your videos have been an unbelievable help to me as I venture into classical music. First, I want to thank you greatly for this. Have you considered including a recommended recording of each piece you discuss? I am aware that Glenn Gould was able to cast new light on Bach's obscure Goldberg Variations with his recording. Also, he reinterpreted the piece greatly between his 1956 and 1981 recordings of the piece, changing the short piece's length by more than ten minutes. How common is it for a performance to have such a significant effect on a piece of music? Is it possible that a listener can obtain the wrong recording of a piece and miss out on the greatness of the composition? Thank you for your help, Brian
Great video - I only know Holliger as a Classical Musician and I own the Bach CD you mentioned, so it was interesting to see the composer side of him and that piece sounds so interesting. Also, Love the toy piano you have there, what brand is that and have you ever used that in your compositions ?
You are the first person to notice the toy piano -- congratulations. It's a unique model, hand-crafted, that I found in an antiques shop in Paris. It has real hammers and strings (instead of metal bars), and a resonant soundboard. Beautiful instrument! I haven't used it yet in any of my pieces, but I'm sure I will eventually. Thanks for writing.
Hey Samuel! Love the work that you are doing! Just wondering something. I recall you were going to analyze Arvo Pärt at one point; what pieces did you have in mind? (Personally, I'm partial to his choral stuff, like Magnificat and Da Pacem Domine.)
"an oboist, who reed-ifined" :D
I have to say that this is one of the only pieces of contemporary music you have analyzed that I have enjoyed but it has quickly become one of my most favorite pieces. Hölderlin has always been one of my favorite poets. I now have the ECM recording. Thanks for the video.
Orpheus Glad to hear it.
Didn't even realize those were vocals...haunting is right.
best channel on youtube
I absolute love what you do, just today I was thinking about you and now I got notified for a new video of yours. You are awesome Samuel, thanks for broadening my musical horizons and for feeding my ears with such exquisite and mind bending music, keep it up man
Marcelo Carvalho My pleasure, I'm happy to know you enjoyed it.
Dear Samuel, I just return from a concert of the New European Ensemble conducted by Heinz Holliger, performing 2 of his own pieces (Ma'mounia left me both speachlessly awestruck and laughing full of joy at the same time), Ligetis Kammerkonzert (and I watched your very insightfull video about it ofcourse!), and Lutoslawskis Double Concert for Oboe and Harp, where Hein Holliger breathtakingly well played the Oboe himself...and what an infectious smile he has :D
Thank you so much for bringing these and other fine examples of musical Beings (which includes Pieces, Composers and Performers alike i guess) to our awareness!
Really great analysis. Wish I knew/understood music like you do.
if you're here watching this, you're DEFINITELY on the right track.
Love your channel, Samuel, and perfect timing for this video: I just purchased this work one week ago :-)
This analysis is pure gold. Thank you!!!!!!
wow! great analysis as always. the bit about playing to the tempo of ones pulse is a great and innovative idea in my opinion. makes it different every time. its a beefheartish concept I think. his compositions remind me somewhat of a more refined, less noisy Glenn Branca. thanks as always.
There's a piece by Vinko Globokar written for Holliger which employs a similar idea.
I really like your incorporation of poetic analysis in these types of pieces. Keep up the good work.
I need to finally listen to this cycle. I tried to get to hear it played in London in the late '80s but events got in the way. Yet it appears to be very influential for me.
I finally sat down to listen to Scardanelli Zyklus and found it completely mesmerizing as you said. Unfortunately, only about half of it is available on RUclips, so I'm going to just buy that record you recommended at the end. I feel so old-fashioned, jajaja.
I can tell that this was definitely a big influence for you. It seems like you've followed in Holliger's footsteps, especially in Irridescent Notation.
i gotta check out more of Holliger's stuff
you should analyse Scelsi
templeV that would be great! Some Sciarrino would be nice as well
DerSibbe Thank you, I am planning to do videos on both Scelsi and Sciarrino. Nono, as well.
Very well done. Bravo
Passionnant ! Thank you !
Excellent analysis as usual, and a great introduction to a composer I'm not really familiar with. Will definitely be digging into this repertoire.
Any plans on tackling The Well-Tuned Piano? Surely one of the more significant pieces in the Western canon.
If you're an oboist do you like Oregon? Paul McCandless and Ralph Towner, Colin Walcot and Glen Moore.
Huh, I need to check that Ferneyhough video, I must have missed it. Omglolwtfbbq
Justin Y. I just came into this Video again and you were on the complete bottom of the comment section what happened...🤨
Really great analysis, thanks. The updating of compositional techniques in contemporary music is very interesting and I would like to ask what are are the compositional techniques of the Renaissance that holliger combines? thanks to answer!
Hey Samuel, you should link your Patreon (and Twitter) to your RUclips account so that people could easily find it on your YT homepage.
Great video as usual!
Hello Samuel,
Your videos have been an unbelievable help to me as I venture into classical music. First, I want to thank you greatly for this.
Have you considered including a recommended recording of each piece you discuss? I am aware that Glenn Gould was able to cast new light on Bach's obscure Goldberg Variations with his recording. Also, he reinterpreted the piece greatly between his 1956 and 1981 recordings of the piece, changing the short piece's length by more than ten minutes. How common is it for a performance to have such a significant effect on a piece of music? Is it possible that a listener can obtain the wrong recording of a piece and miss out on the greatness of the composition?
Thank you for your help,
Brian
I hope you will analyse Edison Denisov's music (maybe a concerto or the Symphony). Very unique music.
je vais garder ça en tête. merci
Can you please do an analysis of a piece by Bryn Harrison? Great Stuff! Thanks.
Great video - I only know Holliger as a Classical Musician and I own the Bach CD you mentioned, so it was interesting to see the composer side of him and that piece sounds so interesting.
Also, Love the toy piano you have there, what brand is that and have you ever used that in your compositions ?
You are the first person to notice the toy piano -- congratulations. It's a unique model, hand-crafted, that I found in an antiques shop in Paris. It has real hammers and strings (instead of metal bars), and a resonant soundboard. Beautiful instrument! I haven't used it yet in any of my pieces, but I'm sure I will eventually. Thanks for writing.
purely sonically it reminds me of spatio-temporal cluster by aube, which is a drone/noise album made on an analogue monosynth. just sayin'
Honestly thought that was Larry David in the thumbnail
Where did you find the score for this piece? I have been searching everywhere
I bought it from Schott Music, who publish it.
Also you should collab with bigquint
Hey Samuel! Love the work that you are doing! Just wondering something. I recall you were going to analyze Arvo Pärt at one point; what pieces did you have in mind? (Personally, I'm partial to his choral stuff, like Magnificat and Da Pacem Domine.)
DustyC7 serialism + white notes (ur welcome fam)