*_jߍyrope

jrp@hub.kliklak.net

Composer, musician, mix & mastering engineer, performance arts/dance, conceptual & free music • instrument & radio maker. I might follow back, if you introduce yourself.

Homepage:: https://jayrope.com

2026-06-19 20:32:31

*_jߍyrope

jrp@hub.kliklak.net

This version of Kurt Schwitters' Ursonate is sung by Charlotte de Montcassin.
Obviously a delightful character - as you can also see on https://charlottedemontcassin.com - she is yet/probably not male, which might be problematic. Why?

All of the released versions i ever saw were done by a male interpreter, as if Schwitters' heirs do not want another version. And then the best male version (by Jaap Blonk) was rejected by the unruly heirs - i call them sh*tters ;) -for being "untrue to the original composition".
Blonk even had to destroy an already produced batch of physical media - I heard (word of mouth, need to undermine that with a credible source, can you help?).

Anyhow - ENJOY!
P.S. I took the sound out from https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/watch?v=OarzWaVYZ-s and refreshed it a little bit myself.

Charlotte de Montcassin - image taken without her permission from her website. A cheerful woman with welcoming wide open arms, lucidly smiling, in a highly reflective dress, as welcoming as it can get - i guess.

#CharlotteDeMontcassin #KurtSchwitters #avantgarde #vocalism #Dada #WomenInMusic #composition

2026-06-19 21:14:43

Giaco

giaco@unio.diversispiritus.net.br

This audio file in the post doesn't work, maybe is permission problem

2026-06-19 21:21:10

Sophie Hassfurther

sophie@hub.somaton.com

@*_jߍyrope I will ask Jaap next time I see him, never shared the stage but our paths cross from time to time.

Thanks for the Ursonate!

2026-06-19 21:41:46

Harald Eilertsen

harald@hub.volse.no

@*_jߍyrope The audio doesn't work for me either, but I'll check out the video later. Thanks for sharing it!

I watched a guy perform the Ursonate at the Oslo Opera some years ago. Can't remember his name, though, but it was amazing!

Another slightly fun fact: I almost bought an apartment in the house where I believe Kurt Schwitters lived in his short stay in Lysaker outside Oslo after having to flee Germany. I didn't know about him at the time, and I didn't get the apartment, but it's a bit fun to think about given the fascination I got for his works some years later.