Stockhausen: A Biography

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Summary: FASCINATING TILL LICHT
Review: KURTZ' BIOGRAPHY IS EXCEEDINGLY RECOMMENDABLE FOR BOTH PEOPLE WHO HAVE JUST HEARD ABOUT THIS GREAT COMPOSER AND WANT TO KNOW MORE AND FOR THOSE WHO LOVE HIS MUSIC BUT DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HIS LIFE EXCEPT STRANGE MYTHS (RELIGIOUS GURU WHO COMPOSED MASTERPIECES IN HIS EARLY YEARS BUT WENT MAD AFTER HE HAD COME IN TOUCH WITH EASTERN RELIGIONS). HOWEVER, THE PHOTOS AND KURTZ' MORE THAN JUST ENTERTAINING STYLE (ALTHOUGH PROFESSORS WILL MISS AN ANALYTICAL APPROACH) GIVE A GOOD IDEA OF STOCKHAUSEN'S CHARACTER AND HOW HE WORKS. UNFORTUNATELY, THE BOOK LOSES MUCH OF ITS FASCINATION AND RICHNESS WHEN IT COMES TO THE "LICHT-OPERN". BUT (AND THIS IS A BIG BUT) IT'S A SHAME THAT THIS BOOK WHICH IS THE ONLY BIOGRAPHY ON STOCKHAUSEN SO FAR ISN'T AVAILABLE ANY LONGER.

Rating:
Summary: FASCINATING TILL LICHT
Review: this book does an excellent job of covering stockhausen's life from birth to present, and probably most importantly how his life experiences affected and continue to affect his music. very comprehensive, an entertaining read, and very informative.

Rating:
Summary: very thorough biography of stockhausen
Review: this book does an excellent job of covering stockhausen's life from birth to present, and probably most importantly how his life experiences affected and continue to affect his music. very comprehensive, an entertaining read, and very informative.