No one would ever have accused German avant-garde composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, who died in 2007 at the age of 79, of lacking ambition. Among his hundreds of pieces, he spent 25 years composing the seven-opera “Licht” (Light) cycle, one for each day of the week. Altogether the opus runs for 29 hours – longer, by…Read more “Mittwoch aus Licht” – cosmic music, plus helicopters!
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Classical music in the spotlight at Berlinale
The orphanage orchestra that plays a pop tune for the Pope in "Gloria" Classical music is often thought to have little place in today's arts and culture scene, but filmmakers at the Berlinale can't seem to get enough of it. Three films at this year's festival have classical music as central plot elements, and two…Read more Classical music in the spotlight at Berlinale
