"The programme of this CD, accompanied by full explanatory notes, is a varied if not exhaustive overview of avant-garde creation since World War II. ‘Experimental music’, it is sometimes called - but how many successful experiments there have been in the last 60 years!"
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Tracklist
- Création Et Recherche Musicale Depuis 1945 (Musical Creation Since 1945)
1 Density 21.5 Pour Flûte Seule (1936) 3:59
Composed By – Edgard Varèse
Flute – Philippe Bernold
- Sérialisme & Post-Sérialisme
2 Rechant IV. Très Vif 2:44
Choir – RIAS-Kammerchor
Composed By – Olivier Messiaen
Directed By – Daniel Reuss
3 Sonatine Pour Flûte Et Piano (1946). IV / Rapide 12:21
Composed By – Pierre Boulez
Flute – Philippe Bernold
Piano – Alexandre Tharaud
Sonate Pour Alto Seul (Sonata For Solo Viola)
Composed By – György Ligeti
Viola – Lawrence Power
4 Chaconne Chromatique. Vivace Appassionato (Molto Ritmico E Feroce) 3:52
Six Etudes D'Interprétation (Douze Etudes D'Interprétation, Livre I)
Composed By – Maurice Ohana
Piano – Marie-Josèphe Jude
5 Cadences Libres 3:28
Trois Strophes Sur Le Nom De Sacher
Cello – Emmanuelle Bertrand
Composed By – Henri Dutilleux
6 I. Un Poco Indeciso / A Tempo 3:58
Laborintus 2 (1965)
Composed By – Luciano Berio
Directed By – Luciano Berio
Ensemble – Ensemble Musique Vivante
7 Deuxième Partie 13:50
Aus Den Sieben Tagen (1969)
Composed By – Karlheinz Stockhausen
Directed By – Diego Masson
Ensemble – Ensemble Musique Vivante
8 Setz Die Segel Zur Sohne 5:16
- Les Voies Multiples (Multiple Pathways)
9 Subito 4:55
Composed By – Witold Lutosławski
Piano – Ewa Kupiec
Violin – Isabelle Faust
Pléïades (1979)
Composed By – Iannis Xenakis
Ensemble – Les Percussions De Strasbourg
10 Mélanges 8:51
11 Cantate Domino (1977) 2:50
Composed By – Arvo Pärt
Directed By – Paul Hillier
Ensemble – Theatre Of Voices
12 Solo For Voice 22, From 'Song Books' Pour Voix Et Électronique 3:44
Composed By – John Cage
Directed By – Paul Hillier
Ensemble – Theatre Of Voices
Sonate Pour Violoncelle Seul (1955) (Sonata For Solo Violoncello)
Cello – Emmanuelle Bertrand
Composed By – George Crumb
13 III. Toccata. Largo E Drammatico. Allegro Vivace 2:28
Mass
Composed By – Leonard Bernstein
Directed By – Kent Nagano
Ensemble – Pacific Mozart Ensemble
Orchestra – Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Vocals – Doug Boyd, Eric Lipsitt, Frazier Stevenson, Kathie Longinotti, Lark Coryell, Larry Rose (2)
14 IX. Gospel-Sermon "God Said" 4:30
15 La Muerte Del Ángel, Tango 2:50
Arranged By – Lluís Vidal
Bandoneon – Pablo Mainetti
Composed By – Astor Piazzolla
Directed By – Josep Pons
Orchestra – Orquestra De Cambra Teatre Lliure
Credits
Concept By [Collection] – Production Harmonia Mundi
Layout – Atelier Harmonia Mundi Arles
Liner Notes [Booklet / Series: Le Pourquoi Du Comment] – Claude Abromont
Liner Notes [Rédactionnel] – Claude Abromont
Painting [Cover] – Kazimir Malevitch
Photography By [Cover Painting] – Erich Lessing
Sleeve Notes [English Translation] – Charles Johnston
Sleeve Notes [Series: Définition] – Claude Abromont
Sleeve Notes [Series: Histoire De L'Art] – Denis Morrier
Transferred By [Digital] – Tritonus
Notes
Cover illustration: Kazimir Malevitch (1878-1935) - "Carré Rouge", Huile sur toile, 1925, 53 x 53 cm;
Saint-Pétersbourg, Musée National Russe - Cliché AKG-Images, Paris / Erich Lessing.
The 16-page glossy booklet contains notes in French and English.
Booklet and CD are stored in an foldout 8-panel Digipak™ with rounded edges.
