Gérard Grisey: Solo pour deux, Anubis-nout, Stèle, Charme & Tempus ex machina
8/1/2005, 6 Tracks, 1:02:43
Featuring
Ernesto Molinari
Uwe Dierksen
Stephan Meier
Peppie Wiersma
Arnold Marinissen
Dirk Rothbrust
Norbert Krämer
Wilbert Grootenboer
Ensemble S
Gerard Grisey
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Composer Biography
Gérard Grisey, the composer, studied with Olivier Messiaen and Henri Dutilleux, and attended summer courses with Ligeti, Stockhausen, and Xenakis.
Performer Biography
The ensemble S, founded in 1998 by Arnold Marinissen, Stephan Meier, and Peppie Wiersma, aims to combine instrumental perfection with unpretentious performance forms.
Performer Biography
Ernesto Molinari, a clarinetist on this album, has premiered numerous pieces composed specifically for him and has a strong connection to jazz and improvisation.
Performer Biography
Uwe Dierksen, a trombonist on this album, has been a trombonist with the Ensemble Modern since 1983 and has had many compositions written for and premiered by him.
Compositional Technique
In Charme, Grisey attempted to reconcile strict structures with free forms, and it is an open work where certain segments are left to the free choice of the interpreter.
Composition History
Grisey co-founded the group L'Itinéraire in 1973 with Tristan Murail, Roger Tessier, and Michael Levinas, later joined by Hugues Dufourt.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Grisey's piece Tempus ex machina is essentially a study on time, where the sound material is sublimated into a pure sonic becoming.
