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| 1. Stumming - 51 tracks on 1 CD - Karlheinz Stockhausen |
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By S. D. Nunn
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Ben Basing is right (and many thanks to him for his review, the reason I purchased this recording) - this presentation of Stimmung has, at its heart, a very human presence. It is perhaps worth considering this performance essentially humanist, as it seems to seek a unity of consensus in which the eruption of individual voices are not so much like the imaginary command lines of the eternally disembodied (which is what the early recording suggested) but more like singular affirmations of belonging.
So Stimmung, it transpires, has about it the capacity to radically evolve, which can hardly be a surprise given its compositional structure.
Still, it is quite a different version of Stimmung, it seems to have dramatically distanced itself from its origns, so I am not exactly astounded that elsewhere it has been greeted with some cynicism. But I would encourage anyone to give this recording a go - it really is very moving and although his hand is light, it is worth noting that Stockhausen himself contributed an ongoing critique to its evolution.
So Stimmung, it transpires, has about it the capacity to radically evolve, which can hardly be a surprise given its compositional structure.
Still, it is quite a different version of Stimmung, it seems to have dramatically distanced itself from its origns, so I am not exactly astounded that elsewhere it has been greeted with some cynicism. But I would encourage anyone to give this recording a go - it really is very moving and although his hand is light, it is worth noting that Stockhausen himself contributed an ongoing critique to its evolution.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By M. W. Hall
Format:Audio CD
Voices like plainchant, overtones and harmonies move across the singers punctuated by strange invocations. This is strange music, yes, but not 'weird', there are elements of religion, but this is not a religous piece. Devotional perhaps. Stimmung rewards with each listen.
By J. Drayton
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
As anyone even vaguely familiar with Stockhausen's music knows, it is necessary to listen with a healthy sense of humour, common sense and a very open mind. I say that because, in his vocal music at least, there are often passages where it's difficult not to be reminded of The Goons: the music vacillates between profound, awed hush and quite beautiful meditations on Sound and then, becomes a riot of Silly Noise.
The first time I listened to it I found myself becoming annoyed at what the singers were doing and was very tempted to turn the disc off and use it as a frisbee. I thought 'This is a joke - how can these people be doing this with a straight face?'
I'm glad I kept going - there is beauty here as well as craziness.
For me, such a contrast is the point - a way of reminding us that all sound is profound (and maybe all sound is silly as well).
This recording has much to recommend it - it sounds warm and intimate and Paul Hillier's notes are excellent and very down-to-earth.
The first time I listened to it I found myself becoming annoyed at what the singers were doing and was very tempted to turn the disc off and use it as a frisbee. I thought 'This is a joke - how can these people be doing this with a straight face?'
I'm glad I kept going - there is beauty here as well as craziness.
For me, such a contrast is the point - a way of reminding us that all sound is profound (and maybe all sound is silly as well).
This recording has much to recommend it - it sounds warm and intimate and Paul Hillier's notes are excellent and very down-to-earth.
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