The Great Rehearsals: Momente (2015)

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The Great Rehearsals: Momente
NR 45 minJan 1st, 2015TV Movie, Music, DocumentaryThe Great Rehearsals Collection PosterPart of The Great Rehearsals Collection
Filmed during rehearsals for the premiere of Stockhausen's monumental work Momente. The revealing rehearsal sequences are interspersed with Stockhausen speaking of his youth, work process and the genesis and meaning of Momente.
StarringKarlheinz StockhausenMartina ArroyoAlfons Kontarsky
DirectorsGérard PatrisLuc Ferrari

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On DVD & Blu-ray:January 1st, 2015 - Buy DVD
Original Language:French
Production Companies:Service de la Recherche de l'ORTF

The Great Rehearsals Collection

Between 1965-68, the composer Luc Ferrari collaborated with director Gérard Patris on a series of filmed intimate portraits of great musicians, 'Les Grandes Répétitions' (The Great Rehearsals). Created for the ORTF, and encouraged by its director Pierre Schaeffer, these remarkable films were shown on French TV. They are remarkable not only for their exceptional content, but also for the creative camera work, including dynamic hand-held shots and croppings, and the juxtaposition of music and talk. Olivier Messiaen: Et Expecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum; Karlheinz Stockhausen: Momente; Edgar Varèse: Hommage À Edgar Varèse; Hermann Scherchen: Quand Un Homme Consacre Sa Vie À La Musique; Cecil Taylor: Cecil Taylor À Paris.