La Solitude

In this episode of Blackbox I would like to talk about a piece that caused a very interesting discussion on my YouTube Channel: “Ein Kinderspiel” (A Child’s Play) by Helmut Lachenmann. I am hoping that this episode will help you to develop a new listening strategy for this very interesting piece while also clarifying its context a little bit.

As always please don’t hesitate to contact me with questions or comments. Enjoy!

–Seda

Blackbox #007: “A Child’s Play” Listening to Helmut Lachenmann

Vocals: Seda Röder
Guitar: Matthias Röder
Composer: Tom Bahler


She's out of my life

Certainty

it has been raining in salzburg for days…

Rain

this piece is inspired by an unexpected optical spectacle caused by the wind in my bedroom:-) To see the video go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgb1-eR-wgY&feature=colike

Illusion

Elsewhere in search of a magical place... Live from the SoundScape Festival in Italy this summer.

Elsewhere

The third episode of Blackbox is on Bert van Herck’s piano piece Méandres. The main focus of this episode lies on the question of how the composer transforms a musical idea that seems secondary at first into an important supporting pillar of his work. Of course, you will also find out how all of this relates to the title of Bert’s piece (and of this episode).

As always the podcast contains many musical examples as well as a full recording of my performance of the piece.

I am looking forward to receiving any feedback or questions from you. Please post your comments below or email me directly at seda@sedaroeder.com

Have fun!

– Seda

Blackbox #003: How Méandres meanders 

Welcome to the fourth episode of Blackbox. This episode of Blackbox will introduce a composition that employs not only solo piano but also live-electronics: Zellen-Linien (Cells and Lines), composed by one of the most important electronic music composers of our time: Hans Tutschku. I will particularly focus on one fascinating aspect of this composition which is the interaction between computer and performer, and how this interaction affects the aural outcome of each performance.

Here is the full recording of the piece from my performance at the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival:

http://music.sedaroeder.com/track/hans-tutschku-zellen-linien

If you would like to listen to a live performance of Zellen-Linien, you are kindly invited to my upcoming performance at MIT’s Kilian Hall on September 25, at 8pm.

I am looking forward to seeing you there, and as always please let me know if you have any comments on this podcast either by simply emailing me at seda@sedaroeder.com or using the comments field below.

– Seda

Blackbox #004: My Chamber Music Partner is a Computer! 

As you all know in this podcast series I usually talk about contemporary music, but this time I would like to focus on music that is new not in the sense that it was composed recently, but that is new because it is still undiscovered for the wider public: the piano sonata op. 88 in g-minor by Robert Fuchs.

Fuchs was a contemporary of Brahms and in today’s episode I compare two pieces by these two composers.

Please leave me a comment if you like the podcast!

Best wishes,
– Seda

Blackbox #005: Fuchs vs. Brahms – 1 : 1 

Redefining the New Music Experience! Seda is a Turkish concert pianist specializing in finding new ways of communicating New Music.