To B or to B Flat - the composer Boudewijn Buckinx

Who gets the idea to write “Nine unfinished symphonies” - one of them perhaps the shortest Symphony in music history? Or "1001 sonatas’ - each lasting about a minute but in total being one of the longest pieces ever written? Like a postmodern Erik Satie the Belgium composer Boudewijn Buckinx is using music history as a playing field. The classical music audience is irritated, the avant-gardist wrinkles his nose... "Daisies in a Meadow" - that's how Buckinx described his "1001 Sonatas” for violin and piano, They play a leading role in our film, in the supporting roles the Spanish sun and the Belgian rain. The latter, however, did not show up at the set - just as you always have to be prepared for surprises with Boudewijn Buckinx. "Why is my music so simple? - Why is my music so complex?" With a wink, Buckinx gives various answers to these recurring questions. The portrait of an immensely productive artist who is radically taking his own path.

Documentary

To B or to B Flat - the composer Boudewijn Buckinx

Casting arrow_drop_down

arrow_drop_down

Similar Films

  • Donatello - Schöpfer der Renaissance
  • Désir et rébellion : « L'Art de la joie » – Goliarda Sapienza
  • Swans: A Long Slow Screw.
  • Genesis Breyer P-Orridge: Write Your Own Code
  • The Grim & The Dark
  • Selena y Los Dinos: A Family's Legacy
  • L'Univers de Jacques Demy
  • Edgar Allan Poe - Amerikas abgründiger Pop-Poet
  • All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
  • Milius
  • Orlando
  • Tolkien – Die wahre Geschichte der Ringe

NextFilm 2025