Alexander Blechinger on Foundational Rules of Music, his Atomblitz-Ouvertüre and Harmonia Classica

The Austrian tonal composer Alexander Blechinger sits down with Jan-Ove Tuv to explain how he achieves the illusion of visual effects in musical works such as his Atomblitz-Ouvertüre: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ntDtO9VCLQ In 1982 Blechinger founded Harmonia Classica, an organization devoted to performance of contemporary tonal music and competitions for composers. He talks about their success in a country where the state unilaterally favors modernist culture. Chapter markers: 01:10 Blechinger's interest in music 06:19 How he got into Classical music 13:00 Studying composition 15:35 What is counterpoint and harmony? 19:55 Baroque: the root of our music 21:43 Renaissance and Gothic music 23:36 Renaissance vs Baroque music 26:18 Finding a composition teacher 31:40 The Atomblitz-ouvertüre 39:12 How Blechinger crafts a story (Atomblitz-ouvertüre) 53:20 Harmonia Classica, an organization for "beautiful new music" 56:09 The Harmonia Classica competition 1:00:52 Making "stories of the heart" 1:10:18 Better conditions for classical music 1:15:31 The problem of cultural politics This episode was filmed and edited by Bork Nerdrum. The centerpiece was "Loving couple" by Odd Nerdrum. SHOUTOUT to our TOP SPONSORS! Børge Moe Matthias Proy Eivind Josten Shaun Roberts Fergus Ryan Dean Anthony Anders Berge Christensen Erik Lasky Fernando Ramirez Iver Ukkestad Jack Entz Warner Jared Fountain Jon Harald Aspheim Marion Bu-Pedersen Maurice Robbins Michael Irish Misty DeLaine Richard Barrett Stacey Evangelista Trym Jordahl Yngve Hellan Would you like to get premium access? Become a patron: https://patreon.com/caveofapelles/ Subscribe to our newsletter. It is the only way to make sure that you receive content from us on a regular basis: https://bit.ly/2L8qCNn Check out our other channels: https://www.youtube.com/c/SchoolofApelles https://www.youtube.com/c/CultureWarsNow Podcast available on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Spotify: https://soundcloud.com/caveofapelles https://spoti.fi/2AVDkcT https://apple.co/2QAcXD6 Visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/caveofapelles Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/CaveOfApelles For inquiries — talk@caveofapelles.com