Helicopter String Quartet
1996•1h 21m•6.0•Released
DocumentaryMusic
One morning, the late Karlheinz Stockhausen awoke from a dream that told him to take to the sky. Stockhausen envisioned four helicopters swirling in the clouds, with each of a quartet’s members tucked inside his own chopper, communicating through headsets, stringing away in sync to the rotor-blade motors. He immediately set forth to make that dream a reality. In 1995, Dutch film director Scheffer followed Stockhausen in the days leading up to the premiere performance of his Helicopter String Quartet in Amsterdam. The resulting film offers a rare glimpse of Stockhausen as he patiently dictates every agonizingly detailed measure to the Arditti Quartet.
Director
Frank Scheffer
Writer
Frank Scheffer
Languages
German, English
Studio
Allegri Film
Cast
Karlheinz Stockhausen
Himself
Irvine Arditti
Self
Graeme Jennings
Self
Garth Knox
Self
Rohan de Saram
Self
Production
Company
Allegri Film
Producer
Frank Scheffer
Producer
Ton Van Der Lee
Recommended
6.9
Justin Bieber's Believe
2013
8.7
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live at Slane Castle
2003
7.7
The Last Waltz
1978
7.3
The Sound of 007
2022
7.9
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
2011
7.7
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
2003
8
Music by John Williams
2024
8.5
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
2022
6.7
The Beach Boys
2024
7.1
Katy Perry: Part of Me
2012
6.5
American Symphony
2023
7.6
Let It Be
1970
7.4
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
2009
7.7
Adele One Night Only
2021
7.2
Score: A Film Music Documentary
2017
7.3
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
2019
6.4
Jonas Brothers: The Concert Experience
2009
8.5
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
2026
6.8
Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly
2019
6.8
The Velvet Underground
2021
Similar Movies
7.5
Berlin: Symphony of a Great City
1927
Pinoi Rock and Rhythm
2003
8
Amadeus
1984
10
Selva. A Portrait of Parvaneh Navaï
1982
10
Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty
2017
7
Cum On Feel The Noize
2017
Meat Loaf - Die Rocklegende
2016
6
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
2003
Jiří Bělohlávek: But I just love conducting so much
2019
6.8
Full Metal Village
2007
6.9
Still Crazy
1998
Ray Davies: The World from My Window
2004
5.7
No Songs of Love
2005
6.5
High School Musical
2006
A Imagem da Música - Os Anos de Influência da MTV Brasil
2017
6.6
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
2021
Grand Corps Malade - Concert À La Cigale
2009
5.8
Come Worry with Us!
2013
6.3
House of Ricordi
1954
6.5
I'm Not There
2007