Beste For Hearing Podcasts (2024)

Do you hear that? A crackling fire, birds singing softly through the open window, and gentle music playing in the background. This is the music of small spaces, transporting you to a place of warmth and comfort. Imagine yourself sitting in a hobbit hole, a cozy fireside room, or a mountain cabin. The fire crackles, the birds serenade you, and the m…

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The Journey Begins: Anticipation and Relaxation on an Empty Platform 1:12:54

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Do you hear that? Soft tones of piano and pan drum fill the air. You’re sitting on an empty platform, a leather suitcase beside you, knowing that you're about to set off. It’s a moment of anticipation, the lightness of a new beginning. The music speaks of this excitement, this feeling that something new is waiting for you just around the corner. Wh…

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Fairy Forest Ritual: A Journey to the Moonlit Clearing 1:08:50

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Do you hear that? Quiet bells ring mysteriously, calling you to join me on a magical journey into a fairy forest. In this enchanting episode, you'll be guided to a clearing where fairies dance in the rain, celebrating the sacred ritual of the Living Connection. These are the fairies of the trees, and they gather here under the moonlit sky to honor …

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Sounds of the Sea: Drift Away to the Normandy Coast 2:02:09

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Do you hear that? Seagulls calling, and the sea gently crashing. This episode takes you to the Normandy coast, where you can listen to the soothing sound of the ocean and the cries of real seagulls. These natural sounds were recorded on location, bringing you an authentic experience – perfect for falling asleep, daydreaming, or enjoying a relaxing …

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ASMR Escape: Nighttime Mountain Tunnel with Cozy Fireplace 🌙 1:43:48

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Immerse yourself in this unique ASMR soundscape that transports you to an enchanting dwarven inn nestled deep within a mountain. Experience the soothing crackle of a fireplace, the gentle whisper of wind, and the calming echoes of a mountain tunnel for unparalleled relaxation. 🔥💤 For an even richer experience, explore the extended version featuring…

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Find Calm in the Sound of Thunder and Piano Melodies 1:40:40

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In this episode, relax to the soothing sounds of a distant thunderstorm layered with gentle piano music. Perfect for winding down, setting the mood for relaxation, or drifting into sleep. Take a moment for yourself and let nature and music guide you into a state of peace. 🌧🎼 #NatureSounds #Thunderstorm #PianoMusic #RelaxingSounds #Calm #SleepRoutin…

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Warum Klassik? Portrait Karlheinz Essl (2024) 13:17

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In dieser Folge des Podcasts "Warum Klassik?" porträtiert Leonard Eröd den Composer/Performer Karlheinz Essl, der nicht nur die Grenzen zwischen den Kunstdisziplinen, sondern auch die Grenze zwischen Komponist und Interpret aufhebt. Veröffentlicht am 23.10.2024.Der vollständige Beitrag kann hier abgerufen werden: https://sound.orf.at/podcast/oe1/wa…

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Von Hirschen und Röhren (2006) - BINAURAL 8:56

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Binaural rendering of a 6-channel version from 2017 with REAPER and dearVR (Studio kHz, 18 Oct 2024). Generative sound environment for an art installation by Beat Zoder, written in MaxMSP.In 2006, Swiss artist Beat Zoderer and Austrian composer Karlheinz Essl were commissioned to create a collaborative work for the music festival Stanser Musiktage.…

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A Serene Journey to the Scottish Highlands: Relaxation through Harp Music 1:05:17

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Do you hear that? 🎶 The enchanting sounds of the harp and expansive ambient music transport you to the Scottish Highlands. 🏞️ Here, a gentle stream flows, and the wind whispers through the heather. 🌬️🌿 At one moment, the music opens up—the sky breaks apart, and who knows what images may appear before your inner eye? 🌌✨ Enjoy this relaxing music lay…

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Enchanted Forest Dreams: A Magical Journey into Relaxation and Sleep 1:12:54

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Imagine yourself wandering through an enchanted forest. 🌿 In this mystical woodland, moss crawls up the tree trunks, branches twist like corkscrews, and fog drapes like veils in the crowns of the trees. 🌫️✨ As you stroll, you hear music—melodies that seem to come from afar, yet sometimes feel incredibly close. 🎶 This music invites you to dream, unw…

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Dive into Serenity: Meditative Music for Deep Relaxation and Sleep 1:12:54

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Today, I invite you to immerse yourself in meditative music featuring a soothing water harp. As you listen, imagine yourself diving deeper and deeper—perhaps into the vast ocean, a serene lake, or even into the depths of your inner self. 🌊✨ Who knows what wondrous sights and feelings await you in this tranquil journey? Let the enchanting sounds gui…

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Drift into Dreamland: Enchanted Fairy Forest Sounds for Sleep 1:08:50

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Do you hear that? Quiet bells ring mysteriously, inviting you to accompany me into a fairy forest, leading to a clearing where fairies dance in the rain. These are the fairies of the trees, gathering here for the ritual of the Living Connection. 🌙✨ Let the music transport you into the forest of the fairies, while the gentle wind rustles through the…

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Drift Away with Ocean Waves and Gentle Electronic Droplets: A Journey to Relaxation" 1:27:05

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Immerse Yourself in the Soothing Sounds of Ocean Waves and Electronic Droplets In this episode, I invite you to close your eyes and let the calming ocean waves and gentle electronic droplet sounds transport you into a deep state of relaxation. These delicate droplets, harmoniously blended into atmospheric ambient sounds, create a peaceful soundscap…

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Embrace Peaceful Sleep with Soothing Rain Sounds and Music 1:19:23

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Can you hear that? 🌧️ The gentle rain tapping on the window, combined with calming music composed by Hajo, creates a serene atmosphere perfect for restful sleep. This soundscape helps you fall asleep faster and stay in deep sleep longer. 😴✨ Application: For Sleeping: Let the soothing sounds lull you into slumber and enjoy a deep, restorative night’…

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Deep Bass Trance: The Gateway to Planet Sleep 🌙🌌 1:22:42

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Let the power of deep bass rhythms guide you to a realm of rest and tranquility. This unique trance music is designed to lull your mind into relaxation, using low frequencies that resonate deeply within, creating the perfect atmosphere for falling asleep or achieving a meditative state. Imagine a world where every sound nurtures calmness – the Plan…

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Relaxing Ocean Sounds from the Normandy Coast: Drift into Sleep with Soothing Nature Sound 2:02:09

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Escape to the serene coast of Normandy with this episode, where you can immerse yourself in the calming sound of ocean waves and the distant cries of real seagulls. These natural sounds were recorded on location, providing an authentic experience that is perfect for sleeping, dreaming, or taking a peaceful break during the day. Research shows that …

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Enchanted Forest: Mystical Sounds for Sleep and Relaxation 2:24:59

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Can you hear that? The rustling of leaves in the gentle breeze, the distant birdsong, and the mystical, enchanted music flowing through the trees. Welcome to Sleep. Sounds of Silence, where I invite you to drift into deep relaxation and sleep. Today, imagine yourself in a magical forest. The air is filled with the sound of rustling leaves, soft mel…

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Fall Asleep to the Soothing Sound of Rain: A Relaxing Soundscape for Deep Sleep 1:40:25

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The Calming Power of Rain: How Rain Sounds Help You Relax and Sleep – Scientifically Proven" In this episode, you’ll immerse yourself in the peaceful sound of rain falling gently on leaves and trees. 🌧️ Imagine yourself standing outside under a canopy of lush foliage, listening to the soft rain—or perhaps you're lying in bed, with the fresh, cool a…

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M.A.N.T. (Most Answers Never Translate) - BINAURAL 9:47

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Binaural production - listen with headphones!In tempore belli...Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded in Mantua, Italy between September 10-14, 2024: 1) A walk through the historical center of Mantua 2) A gelataria with the best ice cream in town 3) Inside the Basilica di Sant'Andrea…

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G.U.R.X. (Gerhard's Unique Resonating Xylophone) - BINAURAL 9:04

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Binaural production - listen with headphones!Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded in Krems, Horn and Gars/Kamp between August 31st and September 1st, 2024. Dedicated to my friend Gerhard Eckel: 1) At the Taffa creek near Horn 2) Gerhard Eckel and Jack Hauser performing under a reson…

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T.O.U.R. (Travel On Uncertain Roads) - BINAURAL 9:24

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Binaural production - listen with headphones!Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded at various locations of Salzburg in July 2024: 1) Mirabell Garden with church bells ringing at noon 2) On the shore of the lake St. Wolfgang 3) In the pedestrian zone of the city center of Salzburg 4) …

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Doing MATH Nr. 4 (2024) for function generator and modular synth 7:59

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Sound performance with a MakeNoise MATH function generator controlling the VCO and VCF of a Doepfer DARK ENERGY synthesizer. Performed live at Studio kHz on July 25th, 2024. Have a look at at the video: https://youtu.be/M-QavH4j5xkVon Karlheinz Essl

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G.A.R.S. (Getting Attention Requires Silence) - BINAURAL 9:44

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Binaural production - listen with headphones!Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded in Gars/Kamp between July 5th and 6th, 2024:1) the audience at the opening of the "Temple of Sound" in Gars, the first museum for electroacoustic music2) Karlheinz Essl's "Gesualdo-Fragmente", performe…

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Verkündigung (excerpt) - live 8:09

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Excerpt of a live performance on Wed 12 June 2024 at the Jesuit Church in Vienna during a rehearsal for the world première of "Verkündigung" on June 26th, 2024. Performed on an 0-COAST modular synth played through a BOSE L1 speaker.https://essl.at/works/verkuendigung.htmlVon Karlheinz Essl

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F.E.S.T. (Full Empty Space Theatre) - BINAURAL 9:55

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Binaural production - listen with headphones!Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded at the Volkskundemuseum Vienna (the former Schönborn Palace) on June 4, 2024 during the Vienna Festival project "Haus der Republik": 1) in the garden 2) Cider bar in the courtyard 3) Walking through th…

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N.O.N.O. (Never Obstruct Nearby Obstacles) - BINAURAL 11:19

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Binaural production - listen with headphones!Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (mdw) on 24 May 2024 before and during a concert of Luigi Nono's last compositions:1) setup in the library2) sound check3) excerpts from "Lontananz…

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Coastline #67a (Joystick Fun) - modular synth performance 5:45

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Free improvisation on a MakeNoise 0-COAST modular synthesizer controlled by a Doepfer A-174-4 joystick. Performed live at Studio kHz on May 9th, 2024. No edits, no overdubs, no MIDI, no sequencer, no arpeggiator - just manual control in real time!https://www.essl.at/works/coastlines.htmlVon Karlheinz Essl

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Rise and Shine: phoenix-music for relaxation and sleep 1:14:17

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With today’s calming piano music, let your imagination soar as you envision birds gliding gracefully in the sky. Perhaps it’s a magnificent phoenix—a mythical bird adorned with iridescent plumage and a long, golden neck. Born from ashes, the phoenix symbolizes renewal and rebirth, rising slowly and deliberately before ascending into the night with …

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S.A.X.O. (Silence Any Xenophobic Operation) - BINAURAL 7:39

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Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded in Dresden (Germany) in April 2024:1) People inside the Frauenkirche2) Café Algarotti of the famous Gemäldegalerie3) The main station of Dresden 4) At the Albertinum art museum where refugees meet and kids play table tennis Released: April 24, 20…

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Embrace the Serenity of Spring: Rain and Bird Concert for Relaxation 1:29:23

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Can you hear that? The gentle sound of spring rain mingling with a delightful bird concert. Welcome to Relaxation Works, where I help you unwind and drift off into a peaceful sleep. Today, imagine rain falling softly in the early morning. The world awakens as birds begin their cheerful melodies, celebrating the new day. Raindrops dance on the leave…

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mælstrøm (2024) - sound performance for granular and modular synth 9:52

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The Maelstrom is a gigantic vortex in the North Sea, described by Edgar Allan Poe in his short story "A Descent into the Maelstrom" (published in 1841). Its power is so great that it can suck in even large ships and crush them to pulp.For my piece, I constructed a kind of Maelstrom mechanism with Granular Synthesis, written in MaxMSP. It pulverizes…

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M.O.N.T. (Madeirans Obviously Need Thrills) - BINAURAL 10:43

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Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded in Monte (Madeira) on February 20th, 2024: 1) Kids playing Futebol 2) Monte Toboggan sleigh ride 3) Japanese pond in the Monte Palace Tropical Garden 4) Gardener at work in the parkInfo: https://essl.at/works/HEAD.html…

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Coastline #62 (Desert Storm) - modular synth performance 5:54

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Free improvisation on a Make Noise 0-coast analog synth, patched as a generative non-linear system. No edits, no overdubs, no MIDI, no sequencer, no arpeggiator - only manual control in real time!Recorded live at Studio kHz on 7 Mar 2024 in preparation to my solo performance at Alte Schmiede the next day.…

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Coastline #59 (The Tempest) - modular synth performance 6:20

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Free improvisation on a MakeNoise 0-COAST. Performed live at Studio kHz on Feb 27, 2024. No MIDI, no sequencer, no overdubs, no edits.Part of the work-in-progress "Coastlines" (2020 ff.):https://essl.at/works/coastlines.htmlVon Karlheinz Essl

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Von CAN via Stockhausen zur Elektronischen Musik (2023) - Podcast 15:17

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Im Gespräch mit der transArt Künstlerin Astrid Rieder - aufgenommen am 11.11.2023 im Kunstraum Ewigkeitsgasse in Wien - spreche ich über einige zentrale Themen in meinem künstlerischen Schaffen:• Wie mich die deutsche Krautrocktruppe CAN zu Karlheinz Stockhausen und zur elektronischen Musik geführt hat. • Über die Dialektik von Ordnung und Zufall. …

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Study for No-Input Mixer #8 (2024) - Blacksmith 10:57

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A new addition to my no-input mixer project that I started in 2023. Performed live with a MACKIE 802 mixing desk on Feb 8th, 2024 at Studio kHz. No edits, no overdubs.https://www.essl.at/works/studies-NIM.htmlVon Karlheinz Essl

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Von Digital nach Analog (2024) - Podcast 9:15

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Der Komponist Karlheinz Essl über seine Erfahrungen mit analogen Modularsynthesizern und No-Input-Mixern nach Jahrzehnten digitalen Musikmachens mit Computern und selbstgeschriebener Software. Veröffentlicht Januar 2024 auf der Plattform SoundingFuture.https://www.soundingfuture.com/de/artikel/von-digital-nach-analog…

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From Digital to Analog (2024) - Podcast 7:44

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Composer Karlheinz Essl on his recent experiences and experiments with analog modular synthesizers and no-input mixer after decades of digital music making. Published in January 2024 on the platform SoundingFuture.https://www.soundingfuture.com/en/article/digital-analogVon Karlheinz Essl

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Coastline #58 (Grain Harvest) - modular synth performance 14:44

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Free improvisation on a MakeNoise 0-COAST modular synthesizer connected to a Doepfer ring modulator with two MATH function generators and a MakeNoise WobbleBug using frequency, amplitude and ring modulation. Performed live at Studio kHz on Jan 16, 2024.Von Karlheinz Essl

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Relaxation music Rain Nature sounds Piano music Thunder Lightning* 5:07:52

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Can you hear that? Rain drumming on a window pane. Accompanied by soft piano music. Welcome to Relaxing Sounds, your podcast for relaxing nature sounds and music, I'm glad you found your way here. Today I invite you to imagine making yourself comfortable on a rainy evening. You're inside, maybe in bed, maybe in the conservatory. It's thundering out…

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Coastline #56 (Functional Fun) - modular synth performance 8:50

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Free improvised live performance on a MakeNoise 0-COAST modular synth, two function generators (MATH) and a ring modulator (Doepfer A114). Recorded at Studio kHz on 4 January, 2024. No MIDI, no sequencer, no overdubs, no edits.Part of the work-in-progress "Coastlines" (2020 ff.):https://essl.at/works/coastlines.html…

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Satin Serenade: Soft music and sounds to dream away and fall asleep 2:24:59

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Relaxation works here. I help you to calm down and fall asleep. Satin Serenades invites you on a journey of gentle sounds. Each note a whisper that lets you sink further and further into relaxation. Perhaps you imagine you are in a forest, the sun's rays making their way through the leaves and you are watching a colorful butterfly. Or maybe you're …

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Nachtstille (2023) generative sound scape 30:39

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Generative sound environment based on the paradigm of biorhythm: three independent temporal processes in the ratio of 23 : 28 : 33 change the level of three sound files with a recording of the famous Christmas carol "Silent Night" (Stille Nacht), which are time-stretched according to the same proportions.https://essl.at/works/nachtstille.htmlWritte…

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Respektvoll und frech: Das Duo Heginger/Essl 56:43

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Radiofeature von Jörg Duit über das Improvisationsduo OUT OF THE BLUE mit Agnes Heginger (Stimme) und Karlheinz Essl (Live-Elektronik). Erstsendung am 20.3.2018 im Zeit-Ton auf Ö1.https://www.essl.at/bibliogr/duit-sommerwellen.htmlDie charismatische Sängerin Agnes Heginger und der kongeniale Komponist und Elektroniker Karlheinz Essl nehmen Gedichte…

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Gesualdo-Fragmente (2023) electronic sound performance 29:08

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A granular de/reconstruction of two late madrigals by Carlo Gesualdo (1566-1613), who murdered his wife and her lover "in flagranti". Soundtrack for a live performance with the actor Markus Hering, premiered at the Basilika Sonntagberg on October 28, 2023. Commissioned by the festival Klangraum Waidhofen.https://essl.at/works/gesualdo-fragmente.htm…

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F.A.L.L. (Focus on Allusive Local Landscapes) - BINAURAL 8:39

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Binaural production - listen with headphones!Generative soundscape based on a two-dimensional random walk between four binaural soundscapes recorded in Graz, Austria on October 7, 2023 during the Steirischer Herbst festival: 1) Carillon of the Glockenspielplatz 2) Visitors of the Landhaus 3) Main square in the evening with many trams 4) A tram ride…

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Sequitur XIV (2009) for kalimba and live-electronics 11:51

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Sequitur XIV was written for the Hamburg-based pianist and performer Jennifer Hymer and sets the thumb piano in focus. This instrument, named ‘Mbira’ in Africa, was discovered in the middle of the 20th Century from the British ethnomusicologist Hugh Tracey, who developed out of it a standardized western instrument named ‘kalimba’, and let it be pro…

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WebernSpielWerk (2005) for toy piano and ringmodulator 6:06

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On September 15, 1945, Anton Webern was shot by an American occupation soldier in alleged self-defense in Mittersill, where he had taken refuge from the approaching Red Army. Thus ended the life of one of the most influential composers of the modern era in an inconceivable and tragic way.60 years later - on September 15, 2005 - two commemorative ev…

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Trois Cent Drones (2021) for toy piano and live-electronics 3:33

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This composition is a transformation of the original piano piece "Trois Cent Notes", in which the resonances of the sympathetic strings of the grand piano are simulated by electronic means. The toy piano becomes a new instrument with an artificial sustain pedal.https://www.essl.at/works/TCD.htmlVon Karlheinz Essl

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