Helicopter String Quartet
Original title: Helikopter Streichquartett
Overview
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.
Top-billed cast
- RRohan de Saram
- KKarlheinz Stockhausen
- IIrvine Arditti
- GGarth Knox
- GGraeme Jennings
Crew
- Director
- Frank Scheffer
- Writers
- Karlheinz Stockhausen, Frank Scheffer
- Producers
- Ton Van Der Lee, Frank Scheffer
- Production
- Allegri Film
Frequently asked questions
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Who directed Helicopter String Quartet?
Helicopter String Quartet was directed by Frank Scheffer.
When was Helicopter String Quartet released?
Helicopter String Quartet was released in 1996.
