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Wednesday, April 02, 2025
Wendy Carlos: Electronic Music's Transformative Pioneer
video upload by Resident Advisor
"'The word "pioneer' gets thrown around too liberally these days. But in the case of Wendy Carlos, the glove fits. The face of electronic music would look immeasurably different in 2025 without the American trans composer's groundbreaking achievements. Before she came along, electronic music was barely considered music at all—just "funny sounds," as Bob Moog once said.
That all changed in 1968. Produced in collaboration with Rachel Elkind, Carlos's debut album, Switched-On Bach wielded machines to produce sounds that could compete with the symphonic pop and rock of the era. The landmark LP won multiple GRAMMYs, played a key role in popularising the use of synths and became only the second classical music record to sell a million copies.
In our latest video essay, written by Sasha Geffen, we trace Carlos's story from her early experiments with Moog through to her impact on key electronic acts of the past 50 years, including Brian Eno, DJ Sprinkles and Octo Octa.
00:00 - Intro
00:54 - Switched-on Bach
01:57 - Carlos and Bob Moog
03:07 Contribution to synth development
04:36 - A Clockwork Orange Score & The Vocoder
07:20 - Personal Life
08:20 - Musical Development
Producer - Sophie Misrahi
Writer - Sasha Geffen
Editors - Sergey Poltorakov, Guy Clarke
Motion Graphics - Sergey Poltorakov, Dan Derham
Music in order of appearance:
1. Wendy Carlos - Toccata Fugue In D Minor - Switched-On Bach 2000
2. Wendy Carlos - Air On A G String - Switched-On Bach
3. Delia Derbyshire - Quest - Electrosonic
4. Wendy Carlos - Moog 900 series Demonstration
5. The RCA Electronic Music Synthesizer - The Well-Tempered Clavier Fugue No. 2
6. Wendy Carlos - Prelude And Fugue #2 In C Minor - Switched-On Bach
7. Wendy Carlos - Title Music From A Clockwork Orange (From Purcell's Music For The Funeral Of Queen Mary - A Clockwork Orange Complete Original Score
8. Wendy Carlos - Country Lane - A Clockwork Orange Complete Original Score
9. Cybotron - Clear
10. Wendy Carlos - Genesis - Digital Moonscapes
Monday, August 28, 2023
The Moog Synthesizer
video upload by Eric Eaton
"Quickly put together on a Moog Sub 37 (with a little help from a reverb, Red Panda Particle, and a Rat distortion and some field recordings made into a beat)"
And the source video, previously posted here.
Young People's Concert: "Bach Transmogrified" / Bernstein · New York Philharmonic
video upload by Leonard Bernstein
"Young People's Concert: 'Bach Transmogrified'
with the New York Philharmonic
Written and conducted by Leonard Bernstein
Bernstein discusses different transmogrifications or treatments of Bach's works. After an organ recital of the Little Fugue, guest conductor Leopold Stokowski conducts his own transcription of the fugue for symphony orchestra. Other transmogrifications include Foss' Phorion and a version of the Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 performed by the New York Rock and Roll Ensemble.
In this excerpt, Bernstein discusses the Bach Little Fugue in G Minor heard on the Moog Synthesizer.
Original CBS Television Network Broadcast Date: April 27, 1969
Produced and directed by Roger Englander
Available through KulturVideo.com: http://www.kulturvideo.com/
© 1990, 1993 The Leonard Bernstein Office Inc."
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Historical Moog Modular Synthesizer "Performance" From 1969
Leonard Bernstein: Young People's Concerts Vol. 2 | Bach Transmogrified
Marius Buia
Published on Oct 9, 2015
"Original Broadcast: April 27, 1969"
Comes in after 15:10. Switched on Bach gets a mention. Unfortunately the "performance" is moor of a "pose" with a pre-recording on tape by Walter Sear. Still fun to watch, especially the kids' reactions, or lack thereof for some. Note the system is powered on, as you can see the sequencers are running. Also, for some context, the Minimoog wouldn't be released until a year later in 1970.
Update: video of the Moog performance:
Young People's Concert: "Bach Transmogrified" / Bernstein · New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein
This one is in via @auralhistories
"Young People's Concert: 'Bach Transmogrified'
with the New York Philharmonic
Written and conducted by Leonard Bernstein
Bernstein discusses different transmogrifications or treatments of Bach's works. After an organ recital of the Little Fugue, guest conductor Leopold Stokowski conducts his own transcription of the fugue for symphony orchestra. Other transmogrifications include Foss' Phorion and a version of the Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 performed by the New York Rock and Roll Ensemble.
In this excerpt, Bernstein discusses the Bach Little Fugue in G Minor heard on the Moog Synthesizer.
Original CBS Television Network Broadcast Date: April 27, 1969
Produced and directed by Roger Englander
Available through KulturVideo.com: http://www.kulturvideo.com/Young-Peop...
© 1990, 1993 The Leonard Bernstein Office Inc."
Marius Buia
Published on Oct 9, 2015
"Original Broadcast: April 27, 1969"
Comes in after 15:10. Switched on Bach gets a mention. Unfortunately the "performance" is moor of a "pose" with a pre-recording on tape by Walter Sear. Still fun to watch, especially the kids' reactions, or lack thereof for some. Note the system is powered on, as you can see the sequencers are running. Also, for some context, the Minimoog wouldn't be released until a year later in 1970.
Update: video of the Moog performance:
Young People's Concert: "Bach Transmogrified" / Bernstein · New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein
This one is in via @auralhistories
"Young People's Concert: 'Bach Transmogrified'
with the New York Philharmonic
Written and conducted by Leonard Bernstein
Bernstein discusses different transmogrifications or treatments of Bach's works. After an organ recital of the Little Fugue, guest conductor Leopold Stokowski conducts his own transcription of the fugue for symphony orchestra. Other transmogrifications include Foss' Phorion and a version of the Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 performed by the New York Rock and Roll Ensemble.
In this excerpt, Bernstein discusses the Bach Little Fugue in G Minor heard on the Moog Synthesizer.
Original CBS Television Network Broadcast Date: April 27, 1969
Produced and directed by Roger Englander
Available through KulturVideo.com: http://www.kulturvideo.com/Young-Peop...
© 1990, 1993 The Leonard Bernstein Office Inc."
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