
Cardew: Democracy and U-turns
Kate Molleson and Gillian Moore shine new light on the 'modern' music of the 20th century. This week, Kate explores the highly-charged political music of Cornelius Cardew.
Kate Molleson and Gillian Moore present 成人快手 Radio 3's series exploring the pivotal 'modern' musical works of the 20th century, the groundbreaking composers who created them, and the radical cultural and artistic movements which gave rise to them. In this episode, Kate explores the highly-charged political music of English experimental composer Cornelius Cardew, leading to full performance of his work The Great Learning: Paragraph 7. We will dip into Hungarian performance art, the niche Hillbilly free minimalism movement, and an Italian improvisation tribe. Plus Kate finds out how Cardew abandoned the avant-garde and turned on his previous mentor Stockhausen.
Produced by Sam Phillips
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- Sun 15 Jun 2025 21:00成人快手 Radio 3