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Description Karlheinz Stockhausen MONDAY from LIGHT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montag_aus_Licht AllMusic Review by Stephen Eddins [-] Stockhausen's four-and-a-half-hour Monday is part of his massive seven-opera cycle LIGHT. It's the third opera of the cycle, and It Focuses on the character of Eve. (Thursday, the first, had Michael as the central character, and Saturday dealt with Lucifer;. The remaining operas examine Their relationships) Although Monday received its 1988 premiere at La Scala (in what, from the photos in the 200-page CD booklet , looks like a fabulous production), this not the traditional opera of bel canto singing and thawed dramaturgy; It's a sprawling pageant That Unfolds Both musically and Dramatically Entirely within its own idiosyncratic frame of reference. Electronics play a prominent role in the aural landscape, and solo instrumentalists at some points carry the action and the music as prominently as the singers, a group deed includes soloists, chorus, and a children's chorus. The convoluted scenario does not bear close scrutiny rational, but It provides the framework for a spectacle that's undeniably compelling on a visceral, subconscious or preconscious level for the listener or spectator who's willing to suspend expectations of a traditional narrative. Giving himself seeking a spacious timeframe in Which to unfurl his ideas, Stockhausen rarely moves Quickly; The leisurely pace at Which the music Develops and evolves Seems Entirely Appropriate to the scope of the project. While on a meta-level a sense of stasis frequently prevails, the surface of the music is always active and developing, so the listener who is able to focus on the moment and engage with the opera's grand aura of enigma will always find plenty to engage the ear. Stockhausen has Involved some of the brightest lights in contemporary music performance in the project, Including pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard and conductor Peter Eötvös. Stockhausen Specialists clarinetist and basset horn player Suzanne Stephens and flautist Kathinka deserve special recognition for Their extended virtuoso contributions , The quality of the Entire production is remarkably strong for a piece That makes search extravagant demands on its performers. Because the Stockhausen Edition controls the distribution His Music, Which is available only from his official website, the recording is awfully expensive, but anyone with a serious interest in the full range of development in late Twentieth Century opera deserves to get acquainted with the operas of The LIGHT cycle, and Monday is one of the most musically engaging places to start.  Sharing Widget |