Yes, he was controversial and yes he had a big ego
(but isn't it the history of western music, for the most part,
a long list of ego-maniac personalities?). The "brilliant mind" factor
I also find rather irrelevant. To those "brilliant mind" comments
you could easily attach an unspoken: "horrible man, awful musician,
but a brilliant mind indeed!".
Ultimately, in my opinion, what counts is the music the man left
behind,
and his music is almost always powerful, deep, original and full of
beauty.
On Dec 8, 2007 11:22 AM, peter price <pprice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
a more meaningful obit than most:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/08/arts/music/08stockhausen-1.html
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