For me ,his music is incredibly visceral and approachable. Maybe you’re referring to Xenakis’s writings *on* his music? The seeds for the opening of ‘Evryali’ are in these delightful pieces. I can hear the influence of Bartok and Stravinsky ( pour le cinq doigts) but filtered through his own unique voice.
A bit of background if anyone's a bit confused by this piece: Six Chansons for Piano was what is considered Xenakis' first composition. He wrote it during a period when he was studying under composers such as Arthur Honneger, Nadia Boulanger and Olivier Messiaen. I'm not too sure when he studied with them, but this composition was published around the time of his first lessons with Messiaen, and this is likely to be a composition which got the young Iannis kicked out of Honneger's lesson at the time of it being written (he used parallel fifths, and apparently Honneger despised them). It is very tonal as this was what Iannis Xenakis would've been learning in his music tuition, but despite it's nice sounding harmony and interesting sections of the piece, Metastasis (written after this composition) is considered Xenakis' first work that he approved of.
@GRANT MAIORANA I think it’s mainly the process that he puts into writing his works, and whilst they do seem oddly bizarre and weird, he was actually doing something which composers didn’t know how to do, and it was taking something from a purely architectural or mathematical point of view, and turning it into something pure and of a harsh quality. His music was strange to me at first, but I guess that people love it (like myself) because it’s so unique, and becomes something I never seem to get bored of listening to.
0:05 - I. ΜΟΣΚΟΣ ΜΥΡΙΖΕΙ... / Ça sent le musc... 1:14 - II. Είχα μια αγάπη κάποτε... / J'avais un amour autrefois... 2:26 - III. Μια πέρδικα κατέβαινε... / Une perdrix descendait de la montagne... 4:06 - IV. Τρείς καλογέροι κρητικοί... / Trois moines crétois... 6:31 - V. Σήμερα μαύρος ουρανός... / Aujourd'hui le ciel est noir... 9:21 - VI. ΣΟΥΣΤΑ / Sousta, danse
Such a relief you're back! I'll announce to the Contemporary Classical Music Group, who are big fans. For those of us who post score videos on YT, it would be really helpful to know what triggered your account removal (if you know).
I've been searching here and there for Xenakis music I can agree with, and I've finally found some. The harmonies in these pieces remind me of Debussy and Bartok.
Lol, Xenakis, used dissonance, quite a lot. It's funny that harmony and melody get their own words, but dis-sonance is like an afterthought. It's true, most music isn't pleasant to listen, viscerally, when the chords, tones, 'n' notes aren't played to a certain frequency . . . albeit, are largely unpopular. That's why you see, so many classical, rock, pop, jazz, etc. musicians, sticking to thee former. People gotta make a livin', and they don't got much time to delve in thee depths of their psyche! His _music_ (soundscapes) really are meant for isolation, as I find them, suitable for facing my own internal demons, and those of others. -Shalom-
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Person watching this video: Wow this Xenakis guy is a pretty cool pianist, I should check out his other works!
No, you shouldn't
@@Dylonely_9274 Yes he should
@@Dylonely_9274 and THAT is why you have a Chopin profile picture.
Most definitely!
Well he's not playing this, but he was definitely a pretty cool composer even at this embryonic stage.
Didn't think I'd find something by Xenakis I didn't have to be an engineer to understand.
Can you explain "understand"?
For me ,his music is incredibly visceral and approachable. Maybe you’re referring to Xenakis’s writings *on* his music? The seeds for the opening of ‘Evryali’ are in these delightful pieces. I can hear the influence of Bartok and Stravinsky ( pour le cinq doigts) but filtered through his own unique voice.
Yeah, me neither.
A bit of background if anyone's a bit confused by this piece: Six Chansons for Piano was what is considered Xenakis' first composition. He wrote it during a period when he was studying under composers such as Arthur Honneger, Nadia Boulanger and Olivier Messiaen. I'm not too sure when he studied with them, but this composition was published around the time of his first lessons with Messiaen, and this is likely to be a composition which got the young Iannis kicked out of Honneger's lesson at the time of it being written (he used parallel fifths, and apparently Honneger despised them). It is very tonal as this was what Iannis Xenakis would've been learning in his music tuition, but despite it's nice sounding harmony and interesting sections of the piece, Metastasis (written after this composition) is considered Xenakis' first work that he approved of.
@GRANT MAIORANA I think it’s mainly the process that he puts into writing his works, and whilst they do seem oddly bizarre and weird, he was actually doing something which composers didn’t know how to do, and it was taking something from a purely architectural or mathematical point of view, and turning it into something pure and of a harsh quality. His music was strange to me at first, but I guess that people love it (like myself) because it’s so unique, and becomes something I never seem to get bored of listening to.
Ahhh now I understand why the last chanson sounds so much like Poulenc!
@@joelster7455 Yes he would've absolutely had influence by members of Les Six!
NADIA boulanger
Idk what year this piece is but it sounds very influenced by bartok’s Romanian folk dances
0:05 - I. ΜΟΣΚΟΣ ΜΥΡΙΖΕΙ... / Ça sent le musc...
1:14 - II. Είχα μια αγάπη κάποτε... / J'avais un amour autrefois...
2:26 - III. Μια πέρδικα κατέβαινε... / Une perdrix descendait de la montagne...
4:06 - IV. Τρείς καλογέροι κρητικοί... / Trois moines crétois...
6:31 - V. Σήμερα μαύρος ουρανός... / Aujourd'hui le ciel est noir...
9:21 - VI. ΣΟΥΣΤΑ / Sousta, danse
wow, what a nice youth composition.....the folk songs are great, greets from Bartok & friends !
this is the "I know what I'm doing" piece that every contemporary composer has to write LMAO
Does Xenakis also make "normal" music?
I'm really surprised
i think truly it's so good.
Such a relief you're back! I'll announce to the Contemporary Classical Music Group, who are big fans. For those of us who post score videos on YT, it would be really helpful to know what triggered your account removal (if you know).
Thid is not a great composition
この曲は、平易な響きの中に懐かしさを醸し出している。後の難解なクセナキスの作品とは大違いで、たぶん多くの人の理解と共感を得ていると想像できる。
The last piece sounds like this homework is due tomorrow.
I've been searching here and there for Xenakis music I can agree with, and I've finally found some. The harmonies in these pieces remind me of Debussy and Bartok.
Lol, Xenakis, used dissonance, quite a lot. It's funny that harmony and melody get their own words, but dis-sonance is like an afterthought. It's true, most music isn't pleasant to listen, viscerally, when the chords, tones, 'n' notes aren't played to a certain frequency . . . albeit, are largely unpopular. That's why you see, so many classical, rock, pop, jazz, etc. musicians, sticking to thee former. People gotta make a livin', and they don't got much time to delve in thee depths of their psyche! His _music_ (soundscapes) really are meant for isolation, as I find them, suitable for facing my own internal demons, and those of others.
-Shalom-
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1:14
2:26
4:06
6:31
9:21
wonderful
Bartok?
No it’s Xenakis
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I wonder to what degree his traditional music studies informed his later original work.
For those who think Xenakis was pretentious and uneducated on music.
The first one sounds like a Bach chorale
Wow ! Xenakis was able to write music !
Shut up
Who is the pianist please ?
Where did you get the sheet music for these, I want to buy it but can’t find it anywhere!
Editions Salabert.
@@myrtoakrivou2765 I tried. The representative store in my area of the world doesn’t sell the Chansons.
@@loganm2924 screenshot and print
who let bartok in here
Rather peaceful… except the last one 😅
¿Pero qué le pasa a Xenakis? ¿Había bebido cuando hizo esto?
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バルトークっぽいね
Très bon. Dommage que le compositeur a mal tourné par la suite.
Tu peux expliquer en détails stp ?
Tu ne trouveras qu’un dogmatisme vide dans son explication s’il ose t’en donne une.
?? Franchement je trouve qu'on reconnaît le style de Xenakis à des kilomètres
Wonderful. His music looks like Adnan Saygun.
Hasan Eray ÖNELÇİN Sounds simular too
He used aksak rhythms in some of these