This is Pape’s third monographic CD with Mode Records. Whereas his last Mode CD (“Electro-acoustic Chamber Works”, released in 1998) presented his ground breaking works of 1993-1996, this new CD presents a selection of his more recent pieces composed from 1998 to 2004.
While Pape continues his fascination with composing with chaotic sound in Le Fleuve du Désir IV and Weaveworld Prologue, it is his new approach to composing with packets of granular time that predominates on this CD.
In La Naissance du Son, sound is born from pulsating rhythmic noise that gradually attains discernible timbre and pitch.
For Maurizio is the first piece in which Pape explores temporal flow in composition as deriving, not from fixed durations or steady beat, but rather as a consequence of composing continuously speeding up and slowing down scales of tempo pulsations, regulating the speed of pulsating/oscillating sound elements. This new approach to time is further enriched by the use of computer generated sequences of percussive sound that are mixed “live” with a virtuoso part for percussion solo in the Ascension to Purgatory piece.
The works are performed by world-class soloists and ensembles.
Funeral Sentences (1998) (2:59, 2:51, 2:38, 5:12, 3:45), for 2 soprano voices and percussion
La Naissance du Son (2002) (9:02), for amplified cello
Weaveworld Prologue (1998) (10:39), for bass, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, horn, percussion, 2 violins, viola, cello, contrabass
For Maurizio (2003) (3:48), for amplified viola
Ascension au Purgatoire (2004) (6:10, 1:42, 5:13, 1:11, 3:55), for percussion and computer ("Stochos" program)
Le Fleuve du Désir IV (1994-2002) (12:33), for 8 solo violins
Janet Pape, Armelle Orieux, sopranos
Roland Auzet, percussion
Alain Bancquart, conductor
Rohan de Saram, amplified cello
Nicholas Isherwood, bass
Atelier de Musique Contemporaine du CNR de Versailles, Lionel Arnaud, conductor
Maurizio Barbetti, amplified viola
Sinan Bokesoy, Stochos programming
Stefan Tiedje, musical assistant (CCMIX)
Irvine Arditti, violins
