Podcast! Four strings live in four helicopters, for Stockhausen's 'Aus Licht': 'We still need to do something about those carrier pigeons in terms of planning.'

by Thea Derks
8 May 201929 March 2022
3 min read
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In 2016 sloegen het Holland Festival, De Nationale Opera, het Koninklijk Conservatorium en de Stockhausenstiftung de handen ineen ineen om het magnum opus van de Duitse avant-gardist op de planken te brengen in de Amsterdamse Gashouder. Licht steekt in ambitie en omvang Wagners Ring des Nibelungen ruim naar de kroon. Tegenover de vier avondvullende opera’s van zijn oudere collega plaatst Stockhausen ‘Sieben Tage der Woche’, die in totaal zo’n 26 uur duren. Nog nooit zijn alle zeven opera’s in éé...

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Thea Derks

Thea Derks studied English and Musicology. In 1996, she completed her studies in musicology cum laude at the University of Amsterdam. She specialises in contemporary music and in 2014 published the critically acclaimed biography 'Reinbert de Leeuw: man or melody'. Four years on, she completed 'An ox on the roof: modern music in vogevlucht', aimed especially at the interested layperson. You buy it here: https://www.boekenbestellen.nl/boek/een-os-op-het-dak/9789012345675 In 2020, the 3rd edition of the Reinbertbio appeared,with 2 additional chapters describing the period 2014-2020. These also appeared separately as Final Chord.View Author posts

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Thea Derks

Thea Derks studied English and Musicology. In 1996, she completed her studies in musicology cum laude at the University of Amsterdam. She specialises in contemporary music and published the critically acclaimed biography 'Reinbert de Leeuw: man or melody' in 2014.
Four years on, she completed 'An ox on the roof: modern music in vogevlucht', aimed especially at the interested layperson. You buy it here: https://www.boekenbestellen.nl/boek/een-os-op-het-dak/9789012345675
In 2020, the 3rd edition of the Reinbertbio appeared,with 2 additional chapters describing the period 2014-2020. These also appeared separately as Final Agreement.

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