The Most Beautiful Ugly Sound in the World!

Dan Koren

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Feb 14, 2023, 7:19:16 PM2/14/23

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH_u12kW01E

Paul Alsing

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Feb 15, 2023, 12:04:09 AM2/15/23

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On Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at 4:19:16 PM UTC-8, Dan Koren wrote:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH_u12kW01E

As per one of the comments... "Finissy literally just threw ink at the paper and called it a day"...

Dan Koren

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Feb 15, 2023, 12:30:07 AM2/15/23

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Par for the course -- this is what pretty much
most contemporary "composers" do nowadays.

Naming a work of music "the most beautiful
ugly sound in the world" is great marketing!

dk

Andrew Clarke

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Feb 15, 2023, 8:49:04 AM2/15/23

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To be accurate, Dan, "5: 4 It's the most beautiful ugly sound in the world." is the name of the YouTube channel, not the name of the piece. The piece by Finnessy is called "n". The other works in the channel can be found here:

< https://www.youtube.com/@fiveagainstfour >

Andrew Clarke
Canberra

Lawrence Kart

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Feb 15, 2023, 2:52:50 PM2/15/23

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I like Finnissy's music by and large. If one finds it uniquely off-putting. one needs to get out more. There's a lot of much "uglier" stuff around these days.

HT

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Feb 15, 2023, 3:01:24 PM2/15/23

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> I like Finnissy's music by and large. If one finds it uniquely off-putting. one needs to get out more. There's a lot of much "uglier" stuff around these days.

That's not exactly a comforting thought.

Henk

Lawrence Kart

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Feb 15, 2023, 6:11:52 PM2/15/23

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By putting quotes around "uglier" I mean to imply that I probably wouldn't find ugly much that you would; rather that while I would find much of it to be relatively fragmented and abrasive sonically (and thus ugly to some/many) I also would find much of it to be of musical value. Varese anyone? BTW, that doesn't mean that some of what is ugly by your standards isn't just sheer flaming junk.

HT

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Feb 15, 2023, 6:29:38 PM2/15/23

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Op donderdag 16 februari 2023 om 00:11:52 UTC+1 schreef Lawrence Kart:

I like Varèse, but onlyin Chailly's version with the RCO.
Chailly gives the impression that all the notes somehow belong together and express more than themselves.
That impression is reinforced when you watch Chailly conduct.

Henk

number_six

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Feb 15, 2023, 8:55:59 PM2/15/23

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On Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 3:29:38 PM UTC-8, HT wrote:
> I like Varèse, but onlyin Chailly's version with the RCO.
> Chailly gives the impression that all the notes somehow belong together and express more than themselves.
> That impression is reinforced when you watch Chailly conduct.
>
> Henk

I think Varese has a lot to offer...imo the Poeme Electronique is a masterpiece.

Finissey's a mixed bag, some solid results but doesn't always impress.

Dan Koren

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Feb 16, 2023, 1:22:29 AM2/16/23

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On Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 5:55:59 PM UTC-8, number_six wrote:
> On Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 3:29:38 PM UTC-8, HT wrote:
> > I like Varèse, but onlyin Chailly's version with the RCO.
> > Chailly gives the impression that all the notes somehow belong together and express more than themselves.
> > That impression is reinforced when you watch Chailly conduct.
>

> I think Varese has a lot to offer...imo the Poeme Electronique is a masterpiece.
>
> Finissey's a mixed bag, some solid results but doesn't always impress.

This sounds more musical than Finissey:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6skXYdpgAk

dk