Historical Necessity Doesn’t Exist — Robin Holloway

Robin Holloway is a British composer and professor at the University of Cambridge. This conversation was filmed at the composer’s home in Cambridge on 25 January 2023. 00:00 Introduction 00:28 Robin’s home in Cambridge 04:22 How and when to compose 06:03 Composing at the piano 07:35 Dealing with creative dry spells 08:57 How Robin structures his orchestral pieces 13:45 Wagner’s ‘Tristan’ chord 15:05 Basic principles of composition 16:08 How RH fits into British music 19:35 Embracing of different styles and influences 23:24 The myth of the pure, self-contained language 27:45 The accumulating weight of the past 30:20 Mahler, Stravinsky and Debussy 35:52 Questions from Patreon supporters == ROBIN HOLLOWAY LINKS Concerto for Orchestra n° 2    • Concerto No. 2 for Orchestra, Op. 40: I. A...   Violin Concerto    • Violin Concerto: Opening   SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL http://www.samuelandreyev.com/donate   / samuelandreyev   PRIVATE LESSONS IN COMPOSITION AND ANALYSIS Contact me via samuel.andreyev (at) gmail (dot) com NEW ALBUM OUT NOW Order a physical copy: https://www.kairos-music.com/cds/0015... Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/42kfms... Listen on iTunes:   / samuel-andreyev-music-with-no-edges   LINKS Website: http://www.samuelandreyev.com Twitter:   / samuelandreyev   THE SAMUEL ANDREYEV PODCAST On Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/266909 On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0MYQHsG... On iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast... Post-production: Post-production: Arkadiusz Buchala