An unlikely homage to Ludwig van Beethoven by Mauricio Kagel
I include here a fragment of the iconic film Ludwig van by Mauricio Kagel, the avant-garde Argentinian composer based in Germany, who passed away in 2008. Created in 1969-70, we certainly can admire it even more in our ironic post-modern times. It is interesting that in spite of its ostensibly outrageous treatment of the great composer, this excerpt has been liked by virtually everyone who has seen it (or at least, by everyone who chose to document a reaction on […]
Categories: art music video, contemporary music • Tags: Argentinian composers, Beethoven, European musical avant-garde, films about music, Mauricio Kagel