This album features a world premiere recording of a newly researched version of Pièces de Chair II, incorporating findings from previously unconsidered documents and notes from Bussotti's papers.
Composition History
The premiere of Pièces de Chair II at the Darmstadt Summer Course in 1959 was largely rejected due to Bussotti's 'hermetic notation style,' with only a selection of piano pieces being performed.
Composition History
Sylvano Bussotti's Pièces de Chair II, composed between 1958 and 1960, is considered his first major work.
Critical Reception
Partial premieres of Pièces de Chair II in 1958 and 1959 provoked a scandal, including physical altercations, leading a reviewer to title an article 'Hooligans in the Concert Hall.'
Compositional Technique
Bussotti incorporated unusual instruments into Pièces de Chair II, such as the Ondes Martenot, an early monophonic electronic instrument.
Compositional Technique
The work incorporates microtonality and noise actions, which were highly advanced for the time it was composed.
Composer's Artistic Vision
In Pièces de Chair II, composer Sylvano Bussotti celebrated his homoerotic tendencies, which is unusual for a musical work.
