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Pierre HENRY
“Labyrinthe !”
« Labyrinthe ! » (2003), 56’41
Premiered on March 29th 2003, salle Olivier Messiaen de Radio France, Paris. Commissioned by Radio France.
An expedition in sound in 10 sequences: Enfoncement [Deep Sink], Gouffre circulaire [Circular Abyss], Noyau secret [Secret Core], Apesanteur [Weightlessness], Entrailles [Entrails], Four solaire [Solar Furnace], Fissures [Cracks], Mer intérieure [Inner Sea], Éruption [Eruption], Remontée [Ascension].
Labyrinthe ! is not only a very unique piece in Pierre Henry’s masterful repertoire, but also a remarkable demonstration of his compositional skills and musical singularity. Indeed, for this piece, Pierre Henry was deprived of his own, otherwise essential, sonic material. Here, the sounds, provided by GRM collaborators at the time, carry their own distinct stories, sensitivities and qualities. Yet, despite this discrepancy, Pierre Henry’s voice, the breath and dynamics of his own music, quickly appear. Through this sonic maze, a music arises, utterly focused on sounds, their development and their use, which Pierre Henry applies with extraordinary clarity and determination.
François J. Bonnet, Paris, 2023
33,00€
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Pierre HENRY
“Un Monde Lacéré”
Transversales Disques is very glad to announce the release of "Un monde lacéré" by electroacoustic music pioneer Pierre Henry.
"Pierre Henry was born in 1927 In Paris. He started studying music as early as the age of 7.
In 1944, guided by Olivier Messiaen, he imagined and started composing music for the future. His meeting with Pierre Schaeffer was crucial for his creation.
Inventing new technical composition processes which in time have become widely used on a large scale, he has constantly given this music a far reaching power no one expected at the start.
He has also invented his own sound, as easily distinguishable as the sound of the most famous jazz musician."
This piece is a special tribute to Jacques Villeglé and his work.
It is the world opening performance of this opus, recorded in studio Son/Ré.
22,50€
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CD
Pierre HENRY
“Labyrinthe !”
First performance commissioned by Radio France, March 2003.
“For the first time during my journey and ventures into the world of creation, I dreamt of a breath of fresh air deriving from the electronic realm. “Labyrinthe” emer-ged as the result. All in all, a collaborative work achieved, overcoming the distance between its sources. The sound cuts from GRM reached me as set of reflections, like “cadavre exquis”. Fragments in any order, all on CD, sent by post, 7 composers, 7 colleagues sent me 58 tracks of varying lengths in various keys. this continuity inspired me to create a maze-like musical form, in concentric volumes, all thoroughly intertwining with each other. Above all, my contribution is intended to be harmonic. I take great care in attending to any drifting effects occuring with other sounds. A smooth descent for all, in their order of entry into the subterranean: Donato, Geslin, Gayou, Losa, Zanési, Terruggi, Dao.” Pierre Henry
15,00€