Post-Serialist Music

[I Love Xenakis]

This is for the discussion of anything that has to do with Post-Serialist Music.  This refers to composers such as Boulez, Ferneyhough, Dillon, Xenakis, Barraque, Stockhausen, Babbitt, Wourinen and the like.


What does everyone think of this genre?

[brahmsian]

I enjoy some Post serialist music- Boulez piano sonatas, some Penderecki (is he post serialist?) and the like. From what I've heard of him, Xenakis is a little too strange for my taste. I've never heard any of his piano music, but I've listened to "Metastasis" and couldn't get into it.

I mostly like composers like Ives, Barber or Rzewski. I'm really into Ives' Concord Sonata right now, and am in the process of learning some Rzewski.

What are some good recordings of Xenakis' piano music I can check out?

[I Love Xenakis]

Either Yuji or Aki Takahashi for the piano works.


btw, what Rzewski are you learning atm?

[brahmsian]

btw, what Rzewski are you learning atm?

North American Ballade No. 3

I'm going to tackle the People United variations after I finish the Ballade. Veeerrrrryyyyy long term project.

 

Do you play the Barber piano sonata?

[I Love Xenakis]

No I don't, but I do like the piece.  Also, just in case you don't know, that is a Neoclassical o.o  Not saying you didn't already know but just in case or for anyone else that would get that impression.


I play the Concerto though ^^  Haven't practiced it in a while though...

[brahmsian]

  Also, just in case you don't know, that is a Neoclassical o.o  Not saying you didn't already know but just in case or for anyone else that would get that impression.

No, I have no idea about how modern composers are classified. 

Obviously I can hear the difference between composers, but I haven't looked which are grouped into what movement.

[steve jones]

Xenakis, ahhhh, Mr Granular Synthesis. Man, do I owe that guy a few favours! I guess you could consider him to be the prelude to all things ambient and electronic.

[I Love Xenakis]

Xenakis, ahhhh, Mr Granular Synthesis. Man, do I owe that guy a few favours! I guess you could consider him to be the prelude to all things ambient and electronic.

Well Xenakis, Ligeti, Barraque, Reich and Stockhausen are all pretty much equally important in that field.

[g_s_223]

Just thinking about piano works as this is a piano board, one modernist I like is Scelsi, he wrote a number of suites and sonatas which make pretty interesting listening I think. More about him at https://www.mode.com/profiles/scelsi.html and some sheets reachable via [link removed].