Pierre Henry: La Dixième Symphonie - Hommage à Beethoven
9/4/2020, 8 Tracks, 1:14:05
Featuring
Benoît Rameau
Bruno Mantovani
Marzena Diakun
Pascal Rophé
Chœur de la Radiodiffusion Française
Le Jeune Choeur de Paris
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Orchestre Du Conservatoire de Paris
Pierre Henry
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Composition History
Pierre Henry's "La Dixième Symphonie" was originally premiered on tape in 1979, with two subsequent electroacoustic versions released in 1988 and 1998.
Compositional Technique
Pierre Henry created "La Dixième Symphonie" by meticulously cutting and assembling fragments of Beethoven's music, including 19 tremolos, 12 trills, and 79 citations.
Recording & Production
This recording of "La Dixième Symphonie" was made in November 2019 at La Cité de la Musique in Paris.
Composition History
The orchestral version of Pierre Henry's "La Dixième Symphonie" presented on this album is a posthumous realization of the composer's dream for an instrumental performance.
Composer Biography
Pierre Henry, a pioneer of musique concrète, co-created "Symphonie pour un homme seul" in 1950, a decisive turning point for 20th-century music.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Pierre Henry's "La Dixième Symphonie" is an homage to Beethoven, using only notes, groups, or motifs from Beethoven's nine symphonies as its 'raw material'.
