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04/25/2008 | Archives | 2 comment(s).

I would to share with you two links in french, sorry. While have a look on the archives of INA, I discovered a series of interviews called "Musique Mémoires".

There are fascinating conversations with leading figures of contemporary music, such as Claude Ballif, Francois Bayle,... Read

Death of Karlheinz Stockhausen

12/12/2007 | Musical movements | 0 comment(s).

Deeply shocked by the German composer's death on Wednesday, I think that there's no need to revisit the extraordinary career of one of the most important personality in musical... Read

Musical aesthetics

10/16/2007 | Thoughts | 0 comment(s).

Often I see my collegues being surprised when we pronounce certain words or names. Adorno, Badiou, Deleuze, names that should not appear in the middle of a musical discussion. However philosophy has its role in music, and has strongly influenced History of musical creation.

While... Read

A modern concert hall in Prague?

09/28/2007 | Thoughts | 0 comment(s).

A question raises in Prague: Is it necessary to build a large concert hall in Prague? The musicians want it, the directors of Prague spring too. But is this useful? Is this "reasonable" as say the politicians?

Overview of the halls

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