Sound pioneer Roedelius celebrates 90 years with a unique Beethoven evening!

Sound pioneer Roedelius celebrates 90 years with a unique Beethoven evening!

Baden, Österreich - In a significant concert evening, the legendary musician Hans-Joachim Roedelius, a pioneer of electronic music, not only celebrated his extensive work, but also highlighted his close relationship with Ludwig van Beethoven's music. Roedelius, who completed his 90th year of life in December 2024, was commissioned by the city of Baden to design a concert on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the 9th symphony. The creative process of the artist reflects his special ability to reinterpret sounds in an incomparable way, as he explained in an interview with the ORF: "I started making music on empty petrol barrels. That was an act of liberation." Target = "_ blank"> [orf]

The evening itself was an acoustic experience in which Roedelius with tender cracking and hissing sounds and the sound of the sea of Beethoven Ode blew the joy in his characteristic way. Moebius and Schnitzler, his companions from the 1970s, shaped the way to found the Kluster and Harmonia groups with their stylistic experiments. Roedelius remains loyal to the improvisation in his compositions in his compositions, which makes him an iconic figure of contemporary music scene. "I am a great admirer of Beethoven's music because he was so human," the artist remarked.

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