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ALPHA993
Originally recorded in 2023
Classical
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The Ensemble Intercontemporain and its new music director Pierre Bleuse pay homage to György Ligeti, whose centenary we celebrated in 2023: ‘Ligeti is one of the greatest composers of the twentieth century and certainly one of those who first made a powerful aesthetic impact on me personally!... This recording, which combines concertos and chamber music, highlights the EIC’s qualities as soloists and chamber musicians. And I’m not forgetting that Ligeti is an integral part of the repertoire of the Ensemble, which has performed his works extensively... So this is an ideal way of beginning my own story with the EIC’, says Pierre Bleuse, who brings his personal conception to these works and seeks to approach each score like ‘a virgin forest’. A noteworthy feature here is the new cadenza composed by Philippe Maunoury for the Violin Concerto, with Hae-Sun Kang as soloist. Renaud Déjardin (cello) and Dimitri Vassilakis (piano) perform the other concertos of this tribute programme.
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Reviews
“…this is a persuasive means for getting to know a representative cross-section of pieces by one of the most influential composers from the later 20th century and essential listening …”
“… The playing by soloists Hae-Sun Kang, Renaud Déjardin and Dimitri Vassilakis is very fine – cutting through the composer’s unsettling dissonances and electric-current drones to the emotional core.” ****
Pizzicato Supersonic
“…In general, the performers allow the works to be heard with all their technical finesse and at the same time succeed in casting the modernity of the pieces in a lyrical or narrative form that makes the music accessible to listeners who are less oriented towards modernism. In this way, they create an auditory impression that is as haunting as it is comprehensible. In addition, the different instrumentations offer an attractive range of sound samples from the world of this unique composer.”
“…Utterly engrossing.” ****
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