Pierre Jodlowski: Drones, Barbarismes & Dialog / No Dialog

Featuring

Susanna Mälkki
Sophie Cherrier
Ensemble Intercontemporain
Pierre Jodlowski

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Performer Biography

Sophie Cherrier, the flutist on this album, joined the Ensemble intercontemporain in 1979 and has performed in premieres of numerous works by composers such as Pierre Boulez and Elliott Carter.

Composer Biography

Pierre Jodlowski's music often features significant density, blending acoustic and electric sounds, and is characterized by its dramaturgical and political grounding.

Performer Biography

Susanna Mälkki, the conductor, had a successful career as a cellist before studying conducting and was appointed Music Director of the Ensemble intercontemporain in 2005.

Recording & Production

The album is a co-production between IRCAM-Centre Pompidou, Ensemble intercontemporain, and KAIROS.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Jodlowski's music is deeply fascinated by the spoken, explosively uttered word, viewing it as a gesture or a scream that elicits consensus.

Compositional Technique

Pierre Jodlowski's aesthetic of gesture serves a music that frees itself from musical dialectics and the German tradition of 'Durchführung' (musical development).

Composer's Artistic Vision

For Pierre Jodlowski, music is a theatrical art, whether as 'music theatre' or 'sound-action,' drawing inspiration from figures like Mauricio Kagel and Jani Christou.