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J Des musiques pour le resent Music of Today Pie Brn npn RCA Parle AKC Marin Kale 1984 + Quelques dates clef 194s + conence de Ya, fr de ta Seande ‘Gere mondiale 4947 = nan Marshall: Indiendance de finde Gendt 4948 + Décaon unieselle des cots de Thonime, Nslesanee e 'E® eae, ‘94g "naisnce ce le République popare de ‘Chin, consi dela RFA e la RON Ince penance a Ere 195053: Guere de Coke 1957 :nasance de CEE (Tat de Rome) 195462: guere dAgéie 196 constrain du me de Gln 16075: cue du Virnan 1963 esassinat dy Preacet Kennedy 1974: Yeon des eile au Porta 1989.9 ute Gumus de Bethy soliton de TURSS et inapendance des pays de exbioc communis. 1592 Walle de Maastict ect: aera du septembre aux USA 02: Tero deviet monnale unique dans la plupart des aj de (Union européenne Eotq Funan eurpeanne passe 825 membres Les grands courants de l'art pictural ‘quelges représenans de Mécole sun : Savedor Da René Marto, oan Md, Agua : Edvard Hopoer (Gabe, Rens Saco (Posomage along taste ‘yes Kin (Cosmagonies, 2960), us Pop: And Wok (Perea de Mab Monroe, 1962), Roy Lichtenstein, David Hockney. de fabstacion * Kasi. Malevich, Nak Rohit, Jetson Polog.. La deueme mole du Siede est doing parla Rie prcéfome de Pablo Picasa, pass du cblsme Ges. Demotseles vignon (ag07)§ Guernica 937), dy suréalsme aux hommages Alves (Les Btgneus, Les Ménines, Le Dleuner sur Ber thet sr tous supp. Oi... et quand Some key dates ag4s: Vala cnference, end ofthe Second Word war 447: Marshall Plan; independence of India Gren {o46: Unversat Declaration ofthe Rights of Man Birth ofthe Sate of a8 34g: bith of the Popular Republic of Cina, con ‘iain of fat sna est Germany independence oelond $9505 Korean Wir 1957: bith of he EEC (ety of Rome) 295662: Algerian War {968 consmucon of he Berin Wal, ‘9607 Vena War 1963 ssassraton of resident Kennedy 17 fevoluion i Pocutal ‘259% al ofthe Bein Mal, solution ofthe USSR and independence of exCommust bloc curtis 2992: Tay of Maasifeh ‘2oot terest atacs of 1 September inthe USA ‘oon: the eu becomes fe sie carency n most coun tes of tre Esropean Uron 2oag: te Ewopean Union expands to 25 members Chief movements in painting Reoesrinte faves of Suna: Saher Oa, Re Hpi, Ms Puan: Edo Pepper Stoner Een face Buon (edn Brrr et Kis (smagone gc Pop At tyr Pos oF fap hvosgeah Ry uinersten, DP Sor Aad: Kas S Hh Me ato, ak onfoiocs Tessa a fe sh ert om ‘Sted y te poten fe of Fubo Pes, Wo aes Fomite aiden oa Cenc cea foes mca Gs3p. fom Surely “ors haa Citrate fs Mars i Danes nb Sey posble ope Where... and when? Grands écrivains du monde entier Great writers around the world Jean Ano, Lous agen, Paul Auster, lames Balin, Simone de Beau (a Fic des chases, 1963), Samuel oct (E> atondant Godot 1953), Sal Belo Hetvich Bol jorge lus Borges, Pal Bowes (The Sheterng Shy! ‘Un eau Shar), Bio Buzz (elo Cavin, Abert Camus (la Pete, 3947), Taman Cipote, Abert Coben (Bele cu Segre 2908, Marguerite Dues, Unbeo Eco (le wom de Ta ase Le Pendle de Fouaul Wiliam Faulkner Gabi Gaia Mérquee (Crone of a Dea) Foretold ( Owonique tne more snnoncse 28) len Genet, Jean Glone Le Hussrd sur lett 295), Ginter Gross, Gam Greve, Est Hemingay,Eugte lonesco (Gnoceres, 998), John leg (The Wold Acorng (0 Sar. p78), Cr Lut Le chs sest ad bol 1945, amo Leu OFT 2 Man Scest un homme, The Trace 1’ Tbe), Noman Malle, Ange Malraux Arthur Miller (Death ofa Salesman, 194), Vadiir Nabokov (Lot, 195s. George Orwell ga sg), Marcel Pagol, Bots Pasterak. (Le Docteur frag 1957), Georges Perec, Jacques Préver (aghaes, 2970, Raymond Quenead Cate sans fe miro Hans Werner Ree, Pip Ret, Saiman Rush (The Satanic Verses, 198), Fancobse ‘Segan (Bonjour esse, 954], jan Pal are, Nexans ‘Sajentsye (Cancer Ward te Pilon des cance, The Guleg Aenipelags | Ue! cu oul, orn Steineck, Both Sirus, tap Svevo (a coniena a Zed), Token (ord ofthe firs), Bors Vien (came des ours 3947) Tom Wolfe (he Bone of Vanities, 1987) Les cinéastes des années 1945-2005 Film Directors 1945-2005 ‘Woody Allen (Annie Hall, Manhattan, The Purple Rose of id, Peo. Anadbr (Women on the Vege of 2 Knaus Sesksonm| Fres au bo ea ese cr ‘et iy Mate Tous Tal Her Pare See, Robert Amen, Meng enn caer fin a ho Igoe Bergan (is Series | Ls Fotis sanages PosonaShome | ls Pon is and spec) Ce chock 72 ey Aland Sambond So), Serrano bene (Beer Tonge 3 Fara Srv See Le Buel ae de our Le ame ire deo Burgeoii, es Cameron, Pak Cpr 4 Wonder Ue / La Ve est bale 14), Jon Casaveres {Shacons 2050, A Woman under Oe nfuened), aude Chabal, Hen Geerges Cou! (Le Sloe de peu, oe. Coen tg 998), ance FrdCopael foes a Para The Golther 1972-9, Apocalypse How 1979), aces Demy es Praplnes de Onrbours soa), Stanky Donen (Sing inthe Rain ssa}, Cn Eastwood (Mflon Oolar Baby 204), Rainer Were fssbide Feder Fells (a ‘Sada, La dle via 360,82, Satyricon 963, Amacom, inh or, los Foon (One Rew over the Cuctoo's Nest [vol su-desus fun nd de cucou 67s, Amadeus 184) ‘Stephen Freer, Terry Gillam (Brazil. Jean-Luc Godard (A bout de soume 1959, e Mp, Perot fe fou, Hows Hes (Gentleman Prefer Blonde, Were Heros, res chook Gear Window | Fete Sur cour Vertig, Nott by Northwest | a Mont aux ocsses 3989, Pye, The Bhs as Oseau, oon stor Ha Kazan (A steelcar Named Desire Un ramay nome dir aps, Keystot Keslonsk (Le Dialogue, Tots Couleurs), Stary Kubik (Goou Space Oss. 4 Clockwork Orange 57. Bary Udon, Shin 1980, Fal Metal Jacke, Aka Kuosavs (des ‘Sept Samual}, David Lean, Seif Leone, Ken leh, George Lucas (Star War, Davia Uy osephL anew, Vrcrte Mirnll (Ay Arena ny ari, Kenji Mzogch! (Sansho Cay 154), Yasir Oru (Tok Story Tojage 2 Too, Pet Paolo Pasa (CEvarge soln saint Mathieu, Sab ou les 320 jours de Sodom), Roman Polanski Roseman/s aby, Chinatown, The Panis, Saat Ray Crloge @Apu, the Mise Room! Le Salon de musique 1958, Aan Restos, bic Rohmet, Vito- io de Sia (Le Valeur de Beyer, Marin Sarese Tax Diver, Cain, Gangs of New Yorb, Ridley Seat (Aen, Bde Rueda, Sere Sein (as Close Indiana jones, £7, Wa ofthe Worlds 2003), Ofer Stone, ‘Guertin Taarino (eesewolr Dogs, Pulp Fon. Kl i, ‘rere Tatowsky (Sotrs Le Safe), oes Tt Les Vacances de. Masur ile Mon” Onde, Pins, Bereand Taverit Laws von Tier (Dancer Ih he Oar Fant tau (Las Quatre Cer Coups sso, ules etn le Demier Mévo 1980, Luthino sco (Roca et ses ‘eres. The Leopard Le Gufpard 1963), Orson Wels Win ender (Pars, Ts, Wigs of Desire Les As desir 1987, Buens Vista Socal Ci), Bay wee (Sunset Boule. ‘ae Some Uke Hot | Cera Pementchaud 1959). EDGAR VARESE (1883-1965) © Density 21.5 pour Mdxe seule (1996) 359 Philippe Bernd, late (E & POST-SERIALISME e OLIVIER MESSIAEN (1908-1992) © Rechant IV. Tres vif 244 -RIAS-Kommerchor, dr. Daniel Reus, PIERRE BOULEZ (né en 1925) Sonatine pour flite t piano (1946). IV / Rapide 12a Philippe Berol, te ~ Alexandre Thaoud, piano YORGY LIGETI (né en 1923) snate pour alto seul / Sonata for Solo Viola Chaggnne chromatique. Vivace appassionato (molto ritmico e feroce) 9/52 rene Poor, oto MAURICE OHANA (1914-1992) Six Emades d'interprétation (Douze Etudes d'interprétation, Livre 1) © CRences libres 328 Marie-Jsipe Jude, piano HENRI DUTILLEUX (né en 1916) Trois Strophcs sur le nom de Sacher @ 1. Un poco indeciso / A tempo 358 Enmanuele Bertrand, vlorele LUCIANO BERIO (1925-2003) Laborintus 2 (1965) @ Deuxieme Partie 13'50 ‘Ensemble Misigue Vict, dir. Lucan Berio ; KARLHEINZ STOCKHAUSEN (né en 1928) ~ ‘Aus den sieben Tagen (1969) © Seer die Segel zur Sohne 516 Envemble Masige Vivant, di. Diego Mawon LES VOIES MULTIPLES Multiple Pathways WITOLD LUTOSIAWSKI (1913-1994) @ subiro. #55 ‘ble Foust, salon ~ Ea Kupice,piono IANNIS XENAKIS (1922-2001) Pleiades (1975) © Metanges B51 {es Person de Strasbourg ARVO PART (n¢ en 1935) © Contate Domino (1977) 250 That of Vien diz Pol Hier JOHN CAGE (1912-1992) @ Soto for Voice 22, from Sog Books pour voix et électronique 4 Theat of Vis, i Pal Hil GEORGE CRUMB (né en 1929) lleaaie pais Veloneelle seal 950) “Soon Fax sclosiolont e © 111 Toccata. Largo © deammatico. Allegro vivace 228 Emnenule Bertrand, sone LEONARD BERNSTEIN (1918-1990) Mass @ 1%. Gorpel-Sermon "God ssid” 2 (Doug Bod, Ec List, ati Longin, Fras Stenson, Lrk Copel, Lae Rew Devise: Symphoie-Orceer Bern ~ Pfc Maat Eee, dr. Rent Negeno ASTOR PIAZZOLLA (1921-1992) © Ls muerte del Angel, tango Pablo Maint, Bandonéon~ Oruesrade Contra Tare ae, dry Pons Cole Mac ig Cprtion Eon Se ors (2) om Anion) eit a6) Ea) at a Eo Ce Mo Ln eons Neo SOAP) a) Eon PN Tor 9) Bor 1. LAFIN DES ANNEES 40 ‘Quel est eclimat qui régn dans les mieux musi cau vers le milieu du Xt sicle ? Us ceran cvage semble intalé ene dune pat une musique sonal, represent par Schoenberg e ese te tant par irre ou Eats que par Lebowitz ac Dec 3 Pais, aur par, une musique 0 lassigue extant pas elas influences jaz. inca ‘separ Svinte ensign a Nada Bulger 24 Corset amévain de Pos, Gace ale niece td, rt lement entre des compesiteurs sels euro les aserracicur Ce, enstende arte, scm ‘bosteus américains plus simplest colorés ? as du tout Une inversion ttle 6e ce pars seat sll avec, pour les Euopéer, des eeues pls cha oyartes comme la TurangalléSymphone de Wessizen a Visage Hapa de Boule et out es Anais ds teuses e leurs composteurs avantgarde, par exer lee stl ton Bab es csters Hen Conel ou fasion de Totave en 43 dears de Hary Partch, Nexise-t- il posencore d'autres alternatives ? Si, bien sr Essertielement cles andes autour du tie bre. En eet, Tamée 2948 et cle des prizes expe ences de musique conte en France, sues de peu parla musique decv-scousique er Alemagre. Mas Tusigue instrumental est atemart concemge ave es Furies Raters et les oteses de brutes ou es ceunresvsionaies de Sas qu senblert tater ender a8 cir son armen ae 525 Qua pez 5 una nota sols 959) Mas le composteu We Pls inédvetble 3 toute eae est probablemert Ear arse. Cest pouravel nous ouwons ce save par une fe ses ues le bong du comment En quo ce composierinpse--i une treme Son tat despt est racalement rout. Sournianon instalé en Amélque, la modenté ce son reppor 3 la rusia, qi ft comme Is “orportication de in {agence quest das lessor, anne. sinspite de Talchiniste Peace ov du lve sar des inns aya, 1s Popul Yuh Son Etre rest pis onde exsiveen rb moe eye. Le tine et Tene even rent terminans Les cores cosarées comme =~ ‘Ses, cisparssentpropessvemert de son ocheste au prof des cures, des persons ou instruments nu ‘eeucconme e Theremin et es ondes Maret Mais su tout evenique de nowesux moyens ectonigues “Le rowel instument de musigue Uauourdhal 9 one ‘Rendve pus grande et peat dese aie de aud ‘it. De pls a machire elecronque pet se péter aux inmomirabeseigences du compostout de netre emps.” Pouvez-vous nous parler de Density 21.5 ? Conme pour de nombreux autres tives, rise sins eb scene, fd de la deste du pate dune Me, Gee ple, ase: envotarte ase potter une pet fe clue osqzau Met rhe pes slicer le bait es cfs de nsoumert. 1. THE LATE 1940s What was the climate in musical cles around the mid-twentieth century? A cerain dhson seemed to be establishes beoeen stonat music onthe one hand, represented by Schoey berg and taught both by himself inthe Und Sates and René Lebo and Max Oeusch in Pais, and a neo classical iiom fo exclacing some jaz interes) on te ther pesonifed by Stravinsky end taught by Nad Boulanger athe American Conservatory of Pais Does that explain the content ofthis CD, divided sentially between fait radical European serial ‘and, in'the second part, simpler and ‘more colour, mostly American composers? Not tal woud be possible completly to iver this perspective with, forthe Exopeas, sparking won the NesseessTurengaitsSmmtone o: Lesage rusia of Bue, ten wos by Amercan avenged composes inclcig the sera pices of Mon Babb, he css Henry Canal or doy Parcs don of te acre ino 9 notes ‘Are there no other alternatives to this dichotomy? Yes, of couse ~ most of them centring on Snbre. The year 1948 saw the fst experiments with musique co ‘te in France, soon followed by electronic music in Ger ‘many. But instrumental music was aso involved inthis ovement with the Halon Fututss an thei orchestas of noise machines (intonarumor or the visionary works of Sal, which seem tera to penetrate to the her of Sound, notably in is Quatro pez! su una nota sola 956). However the composer most iedudbe to any fone school fs probably Edgard Vrése. Tats why we begin ths CD with 2 work by him Ee Why and how? Tnswhat spect did Varese impose a third way? ‘Hs ineetun!appoach was radial innovative, Tis Burgndan who sets n Ameren can Sl stoi ss ‘ith tne mosey of raters wir music whieh Ssdstned a hs “orpoestion the tigen when {Fin unde, Hs wat inepe bythe alenast Boral Ss an the Sore ook othe Maya the Pop Wns Sle nas no longer exe founded on meld ‘hyn. Timbre and every became deve element. ‘he sings, reared ss outmoded. danppested po {Pessey fom m2 hen, to be veplcee by bate ferusson, ans ne neues te the herein 3d ‘he ondes arent But, above all he avocte the we few elecvoni esoures"The new musical strumert of fodey has © wider range and cn go beyond the ‘restld of audit. Horeoree tne eatronc machine {Bn ions teeth nnumerstia seman 9 he om pater of corte” Can you tl us something about Density 21.5? ‘sith many the es, Vase drew le fenton fom scene hee the retrece gto he dey of at. inam i te. Ths spelt pee bul onthe pro. Uieraon of» sma upto and dean haste tpl the nose ofthe inserts keys 2. SERIALISME ET POST-SERIALISME Quel est état esprit quand nat le srialsme ? Use séniraton écorchée son du taumatisme de Ie Seconds Guere mondiale. Ele ve une grande tabu ‘asa. Ef sutou, ele a pas enve de chaner Thome. enue moscale nowele dit vot sa progr ol, cove corme un orgrisme, simposerindécendanment de son aateue Tout le pss et-il bon & mettre au panier ? on, un cerain nombre de compositeus ouvert gor 2s yeu en peer lau Debussy et a souplsse for mele ete prerier Stravinsky et son iveton ythmique. Sis ctquentfotement Fexpressonnisme et le pathos e Berg et Schoenberg, Weber, incondtionnellment ‘adit, constiue le moddle princa. Oi nat le séralsme ? La ile de Damstact et enblématique ole de Dam: ‘tact est dlls synonyme décole sil. Les cours {ete de Daren, istaures en 3946, sont le rene. ‘ous inconaumable de Tavant garde ls sont frequents x Souler Pousseut, Stockhausen, Zimmermann, Be. tes plus grands y sont invts: en 49 et 52 Messiaen, en 5p arse, Schoenberg dev venir en 5, Cage vient en 58 ee. Lelbota, inten 2948, publi en 3949 Inve Giuion 2 la masque de douze sons, Pour toigner de Ig dimension aflecve atache 3c le, vid la dtcace - resens the stelght ne of an onthonoral referee Bolnt in time and pitch. But this apparere abstraction Eencea’s fore tele eta capable of wing & werk a overwelning 25 Nuts: Concehed in 978.79 a8 ballet music for Les Percussions de Svasbour, Piaes (es) fo fesco ona loge scale, ait less power ful than Persephssa writen en yet earl, but ring in its approech to senor. In relation to this work, eras spot of Te es of prod. repetin, pt ‘atin, recureee atl pseudo ah o completely unfit copy for example: best repeats incessant I at the same pace represents the fl copy of @ ‘hyorc atom Gout an ancient mete fs aeady © in molec repezing tse. Now, small viion in face produce an eral vines of rythm, witht weakening te fundorentl period And where can we stucte John Cage? Intally his poston was fr from he seis 1 fs Crating a fead ns cotespondence with Boulez and = ‘ove that these two eats though they were bul ‘the same univers. Yee yu only need to lst toa few seconds of tack 12 t0 perce the theatcalty of this ‘composers word, between sound and slence~ he had ‘no compunction about conceiving 2 wrk of «minutes 33 seconds of silence! Ofcourse wete lose hee to music theate, especially in the ‘rappenings he Invented in 2952. However, he was. an authentic creator, whose pieces for prepared piano (wth the adn of scews, ‘eraser and so on) contin to fascate. Did Easter European composers fellow the same trajectory as thas of the West or the Americans? White a composer suchas Grek had a seria periods Celebrated Tid Symphony shows tendency tne tegiosty and mystica tat we aa Fn inthe Cota ‘ofthe Estarian Avo Part orn catain works by Fenderec This s manifested by eersvesatnicsm, et ote modes, and Requent medieval references 14 Questi Est-ce olement ainsi qu'st congue la Mese de Bernstein, plage 14.? Fanchement pas! Ce gril che Gordes et orches- "tur demertre par cote que les Foes ee les eres ne sont pes forcement ares. Que egos 2 foméie musicale ett musique symphongue pesvene se repre vet lu nousdbcours te cas Sun con pester savant qu ine sircremert a musique popu. Iie ensons aussi 8 WestSide Son} Ls loge 35 le tango La muerte det dingel Astor Piazzol, presets la Sitaton inverse, un composteur de musique populre Gu sat siyaser son art comme ss insurers els le andonéon ete doer de toute Feégace et du tage ela mosiue Savant. a, da Gerhin at 8c “al enve deux mondes et pet esta pas & composer Un Rock fongois Sethe en est un au eer ut a mul les musigues defi comme les eres Symphoriques ou cneerants, Y atl encore d'autres vies dont il foudrait sealer ? ‘Bien ge les chemin sient inonbabls trois me sem Dent pareubrementimporemts, Eh pried Ie ‘musiue rept, paris inimalst, amare, omprart des tempétoments aust fort que Steve Reich ‘ulbhn Ada. Une perception du temps, paris proche Ge inde, st ndspersble pour poe cette mesiue ‘aux changements ers etnies cu, euverent, pou ‘at ve ever suppotabe. Ble posstce des du {Es Jimerpttation 5 speteues que souvet les com steus ont G6 amends 2 consttuer leu progres reembles cintepites La musique spectae conse {rare courant important, né en France vee Grey et Miva, et dont les acaus enichisset ajourthul Iz alee sonore de nombreux composters Ue pate de leurs points de départ est de prendte le timbre come fondement dele composition un istrument ayant sou vent efi un son Rarmorique ou dun transite d+ aque, Forces powant partis paren ls fsion, CCestte devert un timbre en sol. Le oye oes ESpe cs Acnustiques de Gry et parculrementrepéser- tat de cette école. Le demir pont est ptt techniqu, ‘mais il a de pofondes implestons. Ces evolution de {a musique te name, cela concert fa chabi> tatlon dun Ineréte et dune bande magnétique. Les cfeutés Staient profondes : aprés avoir apouyé sur “play nterprite devat aveugiement sue la Dende, od une terson importante et une musicale dicate 3 rete en eu Aujorenul, Ces: le temps tel qui pe ‘aut: a pare Gecwo-acousique est ginéée en diet, ar un ordinateur qui suit element ce que jue Miter price ets) adept. Oes pecs comme Ante U de Boulez, pour violon et Ssposi,aboutisent ans un Plas du cone, du dec, que fon aval pas conn ‘depuis longtemps. (© haronia mundi 5.2, 2005 And is Bernstein’s Mass, on track 14, conceived in the same sit? Not in the slgmest ut this oustancing conductor and orchestrator “demonstrates here that the frontiers between genes need not be wateraht- that gospel, musical comedy en6 symphonic music an mix Inthe ‘ise of Berstln we are dealing with a composer of art ‘music who genuine loved popular musi Qust think of West Side Ston). Track a5, Astor Pazolas tango La muerte del dng presents the opposte stuation, a com ‘oser of popular musi capable of styising his a adits Instrument, suth a5 te bandoneon an ving them al the elegance and tragic character of a musi. But even before this Gers had sede the two wor end Lgl cid not estate to compose apiece called Hur- {arlan Rock. Araer examples Seni, who wicte 8 seat dea of fm music alongside symphonic or cee fem works, Ave there stil other paths we should mention ? [though the various approaches are now inumerable, tree seem to me patulary important. Fis! of al, American repetve, smetines minmalse musi whieh features such individual temperaments a5 Steve Reich and Jona Adams. To apprecote this music one needs 2 Dereption of tine cose to that require for Idan musi, Dothemise is minimal, extremly slow rate of change con Aulkly Become unbearable. Ks cficutis of iro ion ae so specie that composers have of been Brompted to fom tei orm performing ensembles. Spec tral music constutes another imporant movement, bom in Fence with Garé Gisey and Tistan Mural, whose Inventions today ench te Sounc.salete of any com poses. One of Per starting points to take tire as ‘he basis of compastion, wth an instument equeniy taking onthe role ofa Farmonic sound or a nsiet, and the orchestra sometimes reaching fusion, that f to ‘ay becoming aire inset. Gey ce Ler Espaces _acoustques s pertculary representative ofthis schoo, “he last pont Te lke to mencon is fly tech, ut has profound implications kis the cevelooment of lve lectonis This orignal meant the cotabtaton of lve performance and tape The icles were exer afer ‘lay’ fad been presse the musician had to folw the tape Dnly, whch fed to a Figh cegres of tension and made R tcky to integrate any element of musicality. Tea, the rule nas become "eal time's the electronic ‘component Is generated during partrmance by 8 com puler tien genuinely folons and adept to nhat the Tuscan plas. Such pices as Boule? Anthéme I for ‘aln and eleconis produces degree of less in the le concert experience that one has aot known for along tine © harmonia mundi sa 2005

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