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To B or to B Flat - the composer Boudewijn Buckinx

May 11, 2019 1h 28mDocumentary
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Who gets the idea to write “Nine unfinished symphonies” - one of them perhaps the shortest Symphony in music history?Or "1001 sonatas’ - each lasting about a minute but in total being one of the longest pieces ever written?Like a postmodern Erik Satie the Belgium composer Boudewijn Buckinx is using music history as a playing field.

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Who gets the idea to write “Nine unfinished symphonies” - one of them perhaps the shortest Symphony in music history? Or "1001 sonatas’ - each lasting about a minute but in total being one of the longest pieces ever written? Like a postmodern Erik Satie the Belgium composer Boudewijn Buckinx is using music history as a playing field. The classical music audience is irritated, the avant-gardist wrinkles his nose... "Daisies in a Meadow" - that's how Buckinx described his "1001 Sonatas” for violin and piano, They play a leading role in our film, in the supporting roles the Spanish sun and the Belgian rain. The latter, however, did not show up at the set - just as you always have to be prepared for surprises with Boudewijn Buckinx. "Why is my music so simple? - Why is my music so complex?" With a wink, Buckinx gives various answers to these recurring questions. The portrait of an immensely productive artist who is radically taking his own path.

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May 11, 2019
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English, Dutch
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Germany

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