Daniel Barenboim, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra – Hommage à Boulez (2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Daniel Barenboim, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra – Hommage à Boulez (2017)
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Hommage à Boulez celebrates Daniel Barenboim’s and Pierre Boulez’ association, starting in June 1964, that for length and multifariousness, has few parallels in the history of music.

Pierre Boulez, one of the most distinguished musical personalities of our time, was honored with a very special gift on his 85th birthday. His close friend and artistic collaborator Daniel Barenboim arranged a concert with three key compositions by Boulez. the works were performed by members of Barenboim’s West-eastern Divan Orchestra at the Berlin Staatsoper “Unter den Linden”. at the helm was, next to Barenboim, the vigorous and highly concentrated Boulez himself.

the concert opens with “Messagesquisse” (1976), which is typical of Boulez’ late 1970s period. it leaves behind the strict serialism of the 1950s and opts for a more emotional musical idiom. Written in 1997, “Anthèmes 2” for solo violin and live electronics is a perfect example of the fusion of traditional instrumental colors and new electronic sounds. the closing work is Boulez’ early masterpiece, the work with which he made his international break- through as one of the leading gures of the young avant-garde generation: “le Marteau sans maître”. the nine-movement work pays tribute to the music of Schoenberg and Webern and is regarded as a “keystone of 20th-century music” (G. W. Hopkins in the new Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians).

Composer, conductor, musical thinker, writer, experimenter and administrator, Boulez began his career as a free-thinking revolutionary who demanded that opera houses be burned down. in the course of time, however, he reconciled with the musical establishment and, though unwaveringly pursuing his course as a composer, also became an internationally acclaimed conductor, especially of works from the late-romantic era (Wagner and Mahler) and the 20th century. His musical direction of Wagner’s “Chéreau Ring” from Bayreuth (available from Unitel) is a historical achievement.

Tracklist:

1. West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim – Boulez: Dérive 2 (48:59)
2. Jussef Eisa, IRCAM – Boulez: Dialogue de l’ombre double – Sigle initial (01:05)
3. Jussef Eisa, IRCAM – Boulez: Dialogue de l’ombre double – Strophe I (02:21)
4. Jussef Eisa, IRCAM – Boulez: Dialogue de l’ombre double – Transition I à II (00:58)
5. Jussef Eisa, IRCAM – Boulez: Dialogue de l’ombre double – Strophe II (01:37)
6. Jussef Eisa, IRCAM – Boulez: Dialogue de l’ombre double – Transition II à III (01:46)
7. Jussef Eisa, IRCAM – Boulez: Dialogue de l’ombre double – Strophe III (01:18)
8. Jussef Eisa, IRCAM – Boulez: Dialogue de l’ombre double – Transition III à IV (00:45)
9. Jussef Eisa, IRCAM – Boulez: Dialogue de l’ombre double – Strophe IV (01:55)
10. Jussef Eisa, IRCAM – Boulez: Dialogue de l’ombre double – Transition IV à V (00:26)
11. Jussef Eisa, IRCAM – Boulez: Dialogue de l’ombre double – Strophe V (01:17)
12. Jussef Eisa, IRCAM – Boulez: Dialogue de l’ombre double – Transition V à VI (00:53)
13. Jussef Eisa, IRCAM – Boulez: Dialogue de l’ombre double – Strophe VI (01:45)
14. Jussef Eisa, IRCAM – Boulez: Dialogue de l’ombre double – Sigle final (03:00)
15. Guy Eshed, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim – Boulez: Mémoriale (05:48)
16. West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Pierre Boulez – Boulez: Le Marteau sans Maître – Avant l’artisanat furieux. Rapide (01:56)
17. West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Pierre Boulez – Boulez: Le Marteau sans Maître – Commentaire I de bourreaux de solitude. Lent (04:43)
18. Hilary Summers, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Pierre Boulez – Boulez: Le Marteau sans Maître – L’artisanat furieux. Modéré sans rigeur (02:27)
19. West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Pierre Boulez – Boulez: Le Marteau sans Maître – Commentaire II de bourreaux de solitude. Rapide (04:21)
20. Hilary Summers, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Pierre Boulez – Boulez: Le Marteau sans Maître – Bel edifice et les pressentiments – Version première. Assez vif (04:10)
21. Hilary Summers, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Pierre Boulez – Boulez: Le Marteau sans Maître – Bourreaux de solitude. Assez lent (04:40)
22. West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Pierre Boulez – Boulez: Le Marteau sans Maître – Aprés l’artisanat furieux. Rapide (01:08)
23. West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Pierre Boulez – Boulez: Le Marteau sans Maître – Commentaire III de bourreaux de solitude. Assez lent (06:06)
24. Hilary Summers, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Pierre Boulez – Boulez: Le Marteau sans Maître – Bel édifice et les pressentiments – Double. Tempo libre de récit (08:34)
25. Michael Barenboim, IRCAM – Boulez: Anthèmes 2 – Lent – /I Libre (00:29)
26. Michael Barenboim, IRCAM – Boulez: Anthèmes 2 – I.Très lent, avec beaucoup de flexibilité – I/ II Libre (01:16)
27. Michael Barenboim, IRCAM – Boulez: Anthèmes 2 – II. Rapide, dynamique, très rythmique, rigide – II/ III Libre (02:18)
28. Michael Barenboim, IRCAM – Boulez: Anthèmes 2 – III. Lent, régulier – Nerveux, irrégulier – III/ IV Libre (01:48)
29. Michael Barenboim, IRCAM – Boulez: Anthèmes 2 – IV. Agité, instable – IV/V Libre (01:48)
30. Michael Barenboim, IRCAM – Boulez: Anthèmes 2 – V. Très lent, avec beaucoup de flexibilité – Subitement nerveux et extrêmement irrégulier – V/VI Libre (01:23)
31. Michael Barenboim, IRCAM – Boulez: Anthèmes 2 – VI. 1. Allant, assez serré dans le tempo (02:24)
32. Michael Barenboim, IRCAM – Boulez: Anthèmes 2 – VI. 2. Calme, régulier – Agité – Brusque (05:17)
33. Michael Barenboim, IRCAM – Boulez: Anthèmes 2 – VI. 3. Calme, sans traîner, d’un mouvement très régulier – Libre (02:58)
34. Hassan Moataz El Molla, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim – Boulez: Messagequisse – Très lent (03:05)
35. Hassan Moataz El Molla, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim – Boulez: Messagequisse – Très rapide (02:12)
36. Hassan Moataz El Molla, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim – Boulez: Messagequisse – Sans tempo, libre (04:17)
37. Hassan Moataz El Molla, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim – Boulez: Messagequisse – Aussi rapide que possible (00:55)

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