György Ligeti: Artikulation (1958 Musique Concrete Avant Electronic)
Hungarian born György Ligeti is most famous for his work with the director Stanley Kubrick. If you felt uneasy watching The Shining or 2001: A Space Odyssey, then feel free to blame the creepy, dissonant sounds layered on the soundtrack by this challenging composer. Before his acclaimed film work, Ligeti ran into trouble with the communist state over ’subversive piano pieces’, before travelling to Germany to make pioneering electronica at the legendary WDR studio. Some of his mid 50s recordings almost rival the work of his one time colleague Karlheinz Stockhausen. 1957’s Glissandi is probably his most famous piece, but I’ve always had a soft spot for the freaky Artikulation. This version (with more than a few vinyl crackles) is from from a compilation of wonderful experimental noise called ‘A Panorama of Experimental Music’… The video is lifted from a public domain science flick called “Everyday Radioactivity” which explains the joys of alpha beta and gamma rays. The film features Don Herbert (aka Mr. Wizard) who tried to make science fun and accessible. Think of him as an American Johnny Ball without the hideous knitwear and DJ daughter.
Duration : 0:3:15
May 22nd, 2010 at 12:42 pm
Ligeti was born in …
Ligeti was born in Romania… and his music was used in ‘2001′ without his knowledge or permission… but many thanks for the video just the same.
May 22nd, 2010 at 12:42 pm
Video je zajímavé. …
Video je zajímavé. Sou?asn? legra?ní.
Video is interesting. At the same time funny.
May 22nd, 2010 at 12:42 pm
Muy buena la …
Muy buena la producción.
May 22nd, 2010 at 12:42 pm
thanks for sharing …
cheers from hungary
thanks for sharing
May 22nd, 2010 at 12:42 pm
very well done …
very well done audio visual synchronization!
May 22nd, 2010 at 12:42 pm
Extraordinary!
Extraordinary!
May 22nd, 2010 at 12:42 pm
As always, …
As always, completely satisfying. Were those your arrested zoom-ins (such as at 2:55), or are they part of the original film?