Stockhausen's birthday
Saturday 20 August 2005 23:00-1:00 (Radio 3)
To mark Karlheinz Stockhausen's birthday this month, Hear and Now devotes two editions to him. From the City of London Festival, vocal ensemble Singcircle, conducted by Gregory Rose and with electronics by Stephen Montague, performs Stimmung, recorded at the top of the 'Gherkin' building.
Then pianist Nicolas Hodges plays Klavierstück XVI, recorded at the 2003 Huddersfield Festival, and Christopher Fox's Â鶹Éç-commissioned realisation of Stockhausen's Plus-Minus from a recent studio session.
Presented by Sarah Walker and Robert Worby.
Playlist
Presenter: Sarah Walker in conversation with Robert Worby
Producer: Philip Tagney
Broadcast Assistant: Patrick Johns
Stockhausen (I of II)
'Klavierstück V' (5'00")
David Tudor (piano)
CD: Hat-Hut Records HATART CD6142, track 5
'Klavierstück XVI' (7'00")
UK Premiere
(piano)
Recorded at the 2003
'Stimmung' (76'15")
Singcircle: Jacqueline Barron (soprano), Elin Manahan-Thomas (soprano), Heather Carncross (mezzo-soprano), Angus Smith (tenor), Gregory Rose (baritone/director), Simon Grant (bass), Stephen Montague (sound design)
Recorded at the 2005
'Plus Minus' (10'20")
(piano)
World Premiere of Â鶹Éç commissioned realisation by
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