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Shorts: Christian Kesten
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The vocalist and performer Christian Kesten talks about his role as a “phonetic machine” in Helmut Lachenmann’s piece “… zwei Gefühle …”, Musik mit Leonardo (1991/92) and demonstrates the effects of Lachenmann’s exact rhythmic notation on Leonardo da Vinci’s text about fear and desire.
7.9.2025
EnsembleKollektiv Berlin
Enno Poppe – conductor
Christian Kesten – speaker
Helmut Lachenmann (*1935)
“… zwei Gefühle …”, Musik mit Leonardo (1991/92)
for speaker and ensemble
lyrics by Leonardo da Vinci