mikeweil Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 (edited) German news has it this evening that composer Mauricio Kagel died during the night from Wednesday to Thursday. He was 76 and still active, was supposed to appear on a Frankfurt symposion this weekend. To me he was a truly cosmopolitan composer, starting with his ancestry of Jewish, German, and Russian - his family has emigrated to Argentina in the 1920's, where he was born in 1931. He went to Germany (Cologne) to study in 1957 and has been a vital part of the German avant-garde scene ever since, transcending the boundaries of music and theater in his very own personal and often humorous and unorthodox way. He will be missed. Link to his publishers, C.F. Peters - scroll down for English text. Edited September 19, 2008 by mikeweil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Shit, that's terrible. I am a big fan of Kagel's work, especially the "theatrical" pieces from the early '70s and their attendant films. He will be missed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.D. Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 (edited) Horrible news. I've also been a long-time fan of the theatrical pieces, as well as radio plays. And Kagel had a sense of humor, which doesn't exactly seem to be common in the world of classical music... I'm now going to play an appropriate (and a favorite) Kagel CD: Mauricio Kagel 3, Finale coupled with >>..., den 24.xii.1931<< (Montaigne). Edited September 18, 2008 by T.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 G'bye. Another one bites the dust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Clugston Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 Sad news. RIP. He was a composer who brought a lot of humour to his pieces. You can hear how his bird calls piece and radio pieces influenced John Zorn. He was still in his prime--Winter & Winter has been releasing a good selection of his work in recent years. Sad to see him go. My favourites are Acustica and the compass pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 I don't know much of Kagel's work, but the few bits I've heard (and read) have certainly tempted me... one of the names to check out some day, that's for sure. Interesting biography also. r.i.p. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 (edited) I'm not familiar with his music, but others are:WFMU Beware of the Blog - Mauricio Kagel R.I.P.Gramophone - Mauricio Kagel, composer, has diedTom Service on Classical Music - Remembering Mauricio KagelMary Jane Leach - Bye bye MauricioNetNewMusic - Mauricio Kagel, 1931-2008 Edited September 20, 2008 by 7/4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 It doesn't seem like something I equate with the 7/4 listening queue, but I urge you to check out the DGG disc of "1898" and "Music for Renaissance Instruments." Acustica, Exotica, der Schall, Ludwig Van, even the early stuff like Transicion II and Improvisation Ajoutee are all worth checking out. I think Exotica and der Schall are particularly excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 Just the title of Music for Renaissance Instruments sounds interesting! . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 It's a great piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 (edited) OK, I found a copy! . Edited September 20, 2008 by 7/4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 (edited) Mauricio Kagel in 2000. NY Times - Mauricio Kagel, 76, Writer of Avant-Garde Music, Is Dead Edited September 20, 2008 by 7/4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 OK, I found a copy! I'll be curious to know what you think. I forgot to mention Staatstheater, which I've only heard, and Match, which I used to really enjoy listening to when I played cello. Apparently Buell Neidlinger participated in a version up at Tanglewood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 ANALOG Arts Ensemble . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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