Movie
Helicopter String Quartet
5.7/10
1996
1h 21m
de
Documentary
Music
Overview
One morning, the late Karlheinz Stockhausen awoke from a dream that told him to take to the sky. Stockhausen envisioned four helicopters swirling in the clouds, with each of a quartet’s members tucked inside his own chopper, communicating through headsets, stringing away in sync to the rotor-blade motors. He immediately set forth to make that dream a reality. In 1995, Dutch film director Scheffer followed Stockhausen in the days leading up to the premiere performance of his Helicopter String Quartet in Amsterdam. The resulting film offers a rare glimpse of Stockhausen as he patiently dictates every agonizingly detailed measure to the Arditti Quartet.
Director
Frank Scheffer
Writers
Frank Scheffer
Movie Information
Release Date
October 17, 1996
Runtime
1h 21m
Status
Released
Original Language
de
Vote Count
3
Production
Allegri Film
