Composer Talks: Philippe Manoury in conversation with Roman Czura (Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice)

Website of the composer: https://www.philippemanoury.com/

This conversation was originally recorded on November 11th, 2023. Our podcast features conversations with contemporary composers and other musicians or people involved in music in this or another way, interchanging, depending on our guests, in Polish or English.

(00:52) How to become a composer
(04:58) The discovery of Electronic Music
(15:18) Technology and paper
(24:36) Leaving school / Living in Paris in the 1970ies
(28:50) Rules, Grammar, Form [Generative Grammar]
(43:33) Perspectives for the orchestra in contemporary times
(56:32) About possible influences by Witold Lutosławski (Controlled Aleatoricism)
(01:01:09) Rigor and freedom
(01:03:48) On the politicalness of music
(01:18:23) Three pieces to recommend

*Sound and Fury: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVK9s1kU63o
*Illud Etiam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMCFwPHQE1Y
*Kein Licht: https://www.operaonvideo.com/kein-licht-manoury-paris-2017/
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This conversation was originally recorded on November 11th, 2023. Our podcast features conversations with contemporary composers and other musicians or people involved in music in this or another way, interchanging, depending on our guests, in Polish or English.

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