Chorale / Chemins II & Chemins IV (1990)

May 5th, 2008

Luciano Berio: Chorale / Chemins II & Chemins IV (1990)
Classical | EAC (APE & CUE) | 271 MB
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The five works by Luciano Berio on this Sony disc, performed by the Ensemble Intercontemporain conducted by Pierre Boulez, show the composer simultaneously exploiting every possibility inherent in one particular instrument and delighting in large and elegant orchestration. “Chemins II” for viola and nine instruments (1967) is based on “Sequenza VI” for viola written earlier in the same year. The solo work was essentially a study in repetition, where the violist plays tremolo multistops elaborating on the same basic harmonic fields. “Chemins IV” for oboe and ensemble (1975) is based on “Sequenza VII” for oboe written in 1969. Like “Sequenza VI” and its subsequent Chemins, the oboe starts from a single note, B, and explores a limited number of intervals, though with all manner of timbres throughout. But the range of pitches slowly expands until finally two-thirds of the way through G is heard, where upon the furious osscilating ends and we get a musing exploration of a small range. The latest piece on the disc is “Corale” for violins, two horns, and strings (1981), based on “Sequenza VIII” for solo violin, where the solo piece has the violinist playing a chaconne on two notes, A and B.

Tracklist

1 Ritorno Degli Snovidenia (18:11)
Pierre Strauch, cello
2 Chemins II (Su “Sequenza VI”) (12:34)
Jean Sulem, viola
3 Chemins IV (Su “Sequenza VII”) (9:30)
László Hadady, oboe
4 Corale (Su “Sequenza VIII”) (15:55)
Maryvonne Le Dizès, violin
5 “Points On The Curve To Find…” (13:33)
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano

Ensemble Intercontemporain
Pierre Boulez, conductor

Recorded 12, 21, 22, 24 April 1989 at Espace De Projection De L’IRCAM, Paris, France.
Track 1, for cello and small orchestra, composed in 1976-77.
Track 2, for viola and 9 instruments, composed in 1967.
Track 3, for oboe and orchestra, composed in 1975.
Track 4, for violin solo, 2 horns and strings, composed in 1980-81.
Traack 5 for piano and 22 instrumentalists, composed in 1974.

Sony Classical SK 45862

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

(3% recovery record included)

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