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Only Karlheinz Stockhausen could have imagined it: a string quartet spread over helicopters. And the quote on the DVD is also typical Stockhausen: “The helicopter string quartet is dedicated to all astronauts”. In 1995 the acclaimed director Frank Scheffer made a documentary about Stockhausen and his unique 'Helikopter' string quartet. In this work the four strings each play from a helicopter. The music can be heard on the ground floor, along with the sound of the four helicopters. The 1995 Holland Festival managed to get the premiere of this work together: by no means a sinecure. In this documentary we see Stockhausen at work with the Arditti String Quartet. Stockhausen always knew exactly what he wanted, and was also notorious for his impeccable hearing. It is therefore very special to see how the piece is prepared by him, and how the piece is occasionally adapted on the basis of comments from the musicians. This film not only tells an exciting story about the realization of a unique piece in music history, but also gives a beautiful picture of Stockhausen at work. (TC)more
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