Stockhausen performing Luzifers Tanz for the dedicatee
He's gone.
Stockhausen was at the University of Michigan in the mid-80s for the premiere of some chunk of Licht (Luzifers Tanz?) which had been commissioned by the U of M Band. One of my wife's friends (John Grabowski?) had programmed a Stockhausen piece on his percussion degree recital. Stockhausen showed up, and went backstage during the intermission to ream him a new one over his interpretation.
While he was there, he did a concert with his son Markus and other acolytes, mostly of other chunks of Licht. My perception was that the guy could actually produce interesting musical ideas. But he seemed to eschew any idea of what to do with them.
I've got to wonder if the death of the Wagner of the 20th Century will inspire the same heartfelt art as the death of the first Wagner.
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