The Superduper Music Podcast: Recent Episodes
Mathias Halvorsen and Steven Walter
Steven Walter and Mathias Halvorsen ramble on news and issues concerning classical music and the culture industry
Mathias and Steven are back and in bad shape. But nice to talk again! We're not mentioning the C-word!
SHOWNOTES: * Studies shows: musicians don't sleep well * David Garrett wins the Frankfurt Music Prize * Mathias' technology of the week: the Theremin * Steven's quandary: the correlation between human self-perception and the function of music * Mathias recommendation of the week: the Theremin, performed by Theremin >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5qf9O6c20o
Steven is alone this time around, talking about the opening of the Elbphilharmonie and Pierre Boulez Hall. And trying to explain the MP3 technology.
SHOWNOTES: * Steven's technology of the year: the blockchain * Mathias big quandary of the year: how do others from the outside see classical music? * Steven's deep quandary of the year: how can (classical) music be political * Mathias' new years person: André Rieu * Steven's question of the year: what important truth do very few people agree with you on? * Mathias' recommendation of the year: US Army Band Holiday Clip >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2BS6F_I8PQ&feature=youtu.be
- The British Music Inspiration Award
- Music and BDSM (Georg Friedrich Haas)
- Mathias explains the self-playing piano
- Steven's quandary: the label of the future?
- Mathias' recommendation of the week: https://youtu.be/DkF-mlju8Qc
- Steven's recommendation of the week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TTFNZdqwvM
- Nigel Kennedy is angry at the music education system
- David Steinbuhler makes pianos for small hands
- Featured technology: the blockchain
- Featured composer: Pauline Oliveros
- Steven's recommendation of the week: TechCrunch series "Trust Disrupted" >> https://techcrunch.com/video/trust-disrupted/
- Mathias' recommendation of the week: Pauline Oliveros' Bye Bye Butterfly >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wrNL063Gys
SHOWNOTES: * Our chinese stereotypes * Finally opening soon: Elbphilharmonie * Steven's quandary: our filterbubble * New item on the shitlist: music is still an upper-class thing * Awesome item: total availability of music * Steven's recommendation of the week: composer Elena Langer >> http://www.elenalanger.com * Mathias' recommendation of the week: Robert Schumann, Life and Death of a Musician >> https://www.amazon.de/Robert-Schumann-Life-Death-Musician/dp/0300163983
A new episode is in the making - in the meantime: 10 minutes of random blabla over white wine. #inbetweenesode
- Henry wins Cultural Trend Brand of the Year
- The new cool kid on the classical block: Symphoniax
- Stefan Koelsch researches music and the brain
- Mathias' quandary: buying friends and likes on social media
- Mathias' new item on the List of Awesome: making it without a big agency
- Steven's new item on the Shitlist: the orchestra audition process
- Steven's recommendation of the week: coming soon: decentralized music making
SHOWNOTES
- Australian government won't support creative and artistic studies
- the mess at the Pittsburgh Symphony
- Steven's Quandary: musicians far too narrow role in orchestras
- new on the Shit(watch-)list: who is the Barenboim-Said Academy really for?
- list of awesome: the connecting power of Technology
- Mathias recommendation: the documentary Searching for Sugar Man >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hEojBYmR-o
- Steven's recommendation: Groupmuse >>> https://www.groupmuse.com
SHOWNOTES
- will Spotify acquire Soundcloud?
- on sale: opera costumes
- A new digital sheet music software: Newzik
- Mathias quandary: should Gustavo Dudamel condemn the Venezuela regime?
- New on Steven's SHITLIST: the german GEMA
- Mathias recommendation of the week >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcHnL7aS64Y and more, with Morton Feldman >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bW2Q1i5Yik
- Steven's recommendation of the week >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyampI3NY14
SHOWNOTES: * court case: Berghain is a venue for "high art" * the few composers that make up for a most of the programms * Virtual Reality for classical orchestras * Introducing Steven's SHITLIST * The next edition of the guess-the-composer game * Steven's quandary of the week: music competition * Mathias' recommendation: Maurizio Kagel, MM 51 >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu-fLh2sGT0 * Steven's recommendation: Alex Ross, The Rest Is Noise >>> http://www.therestisnoise.com
SHOWNOTES: - study on the perception of music genres - Dubai opera house opening - Mathias guessing game - Steven's quandary: are in the business of art or in the business of culture? - Mathias' recommendation: Lachenmann's complete string quartets with the Jack Quartet >>> http://www.allmusic.com/album/lachenmann-complete-string-quartets-mw0002607353 - Steven's recommendation: Hype Machine >>> http://hypem.com/
SHOWNOTES: * UJO is using the blockchain to distribute music (http://ujomusic.com) * Mathias review of Henle's new app for sheet music * Disturbing behaviour of Germans in concerts * Sleeping music * guessing the composer game * Steven's quandary of the week: favors and reciprocity * Mathias' recommendation of the week >>> https://forscore.co/ * Steven's recommendation of the week >>> buying Imogen Heap's "Tiny Human" via blockchain technology >>> https://alpha.ujomusic.com/#/imogen_heap/tiny_human/tiny_human
Steven and Mathias utterly failing to try to get an episode off the ground... :) which is why we're late this week, sorry!
SHOWNOTES: - complaining (but actually bragging) about a musicians life - Trump playing fascist music by Puccini at rally - the crazy story of the gay, black and homeless composer Julius Eastman >>> https://van-us.atavist.com/julius-eastman - a new thriller about Robert Schumann - Mathias' recommendation of the week: the movie "I am Love" (drama, 2009) with awesome music by John Adams (no recommendation from Steven this week, as he was lost in cyberspace)
SHOWNOTES: - Spotify improves algorythms and launches new playlist - Disecting the vinyl wave with help from the Guardian - The adventures of Chuck Cello - Steven & Mathias discuss consert formats and experience design - Mathias recommendation of the week: composer Linda Catlin Smith http://www.catlinsmith.com/ - Stevens recommendation of the week: composer Donnacha Dennehy http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/meet-composer-donnacha-dennehy-composing-with-frequency/
THE SUPERDUPER MUSIC PODCAST is Steven (Walter) and Mathias (Halvorsen) rambling and ranting on all things classical and otherwise musical.
SHOWNOTES: * Mathias talks about an awesome amateur orchestra competition * Piano Guys claim 1 billion YouTube views * success in the world of classical music * race horses get better when they listen to classical music * being a freelance musician (teaser) * is a classical musician an artist? * Steven's recommendation of the week: make good art >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plWexCID-kA * Mathias' recommendation of the week: the blog Adaptistration by Drew McManus >>> http://www.adaptistration.com
THE SUPERDUPER MUSIC PODCAST is Steven (Walter) and Mathias (Halvorsen) rambling and ranting on all things classical and otherwise musical.
SHOWNOTES: This episode Steven and Mathias talk about: * Classical Hip Hop music in Star Trek * Henry (www.henry-recommends.com) has arrived in beta and german * travelling with instruments * discussing some thoughts on new funding models * Mathias' recommendation of the week: Book "Schumann in Endenich" >>> http://amzn.to/2ax1rRK * Steven's recommendation of the week: The Podcast "A Phone Call From Paul" >>> http://lithub.com/tag/a-phone-call-from-paul/
THE SUPERDUPER MUSIC PODCAST is Steven (Walter) and Mathias (Halvorsen) rambling and ranting on all things classical and otherwise musical.
SHOWNOTES: This episode Steven and Mathias talk about: * being and rehearsing at PODIUMfestivalen Haugesund * a study showing the manipulating power of music on fair trade purchase decisions * the parsifal short film Black Mountain * David Garretts lawsuit * Jukedeck, an artificial intelligence music startup * Topic of the week: Music funding! Far too big an issue, but M & S try to get an overview... * Mathias' recommendation: Gorecki's "Lerchenmusik" >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYKZBduEPbI * Steven's recommendation: https://www.icareifyoulisten.com/
THE SUPERDUPER MUSIC PODCAST is Steven (Walter) and Mathias (Halvorsen) rambling and ranting on all things classical and otherwise musical.
SHOWNOTES: This episode Steven and Mathias talk about: * Henry - a new music streaming service * Inheritance bonus for orchestra musicians * Sexual assaults at music schools * Oboe shitstorm * Steven rambling about repertoire * Mathias' recommendation of the week: Uri Caine Ensemble, "Wagner in Venezia" * Steven's recommendation of the week: Kalle Vainio, "It Flows" >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBjqC2TTUHU
THE SUPERDUPER MUSIC PODCAST is Steven (Walter) and Mathias (Halvorsen) rambling and ranting on all things classical and otherwise musical.
SHOWNOTES: This episode Steven and Mathias talk about: * the mess in Bayreuth * new music funding in the UK * Dart Music closing down music distribution * classical music world records * The Barenboim-Said Academy * Mathias complains about conductor compensation * Steven wonders about women in music * Mathias' recommendation of the week: https://youtu.be/UEInFQWgcNw * Steven's recommendation of the week: http://www.wqxr.org/#!/programs/meet-composer/
THE SUPERDUPER MUSIC PODCAST is Steven (Walter) and Mathias (Halvorsen) rambling and ranting on all things classical and otherwise musical.
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SHOWNOTES: In the first episode ever, Steven and Mathias talk about: * themselves * the Concerti Klassik Studie * the troubles of the Met * Brexit and consequences for music * US Airforce buying a cello * Valery Gergiev * Mathias talks about the US Army Music Ensembles * Steven talks about "quality" * Max Impact: American Airman >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGdWkl9M_TY * Carl Wilson: Let's Talk About Love >> https://www.amazon.com/Celine-Dions-Lets-Talk-About/dp/082642788X
