Giacinto ScelsiFeaturing: Arditti Quartet, Michiko Hirayama
Les Cinq Quatuors À Cordes / Trio À Cordes / Khoom (2CD)
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The first complete recording of Giacinto Scelsi's five string quartets, by the Arditti Quartet, covers forty years of his output, from the still Bergian First Quartet (1944) to the Fifth (1974/85), passing through the decisive Third and Fourth, where the four instruments merge into a single, vibrating sound object. The Trio (1958) completes the picture.
The second disc also includes Khoom (1962) for soprano and six instruments, with Michiko Hirayama, the singer who was Scelsi's closest collaborator, and Aldo Brizzi conducting. Produced with the WDR and the Fondazione Isabella Scelsi and issued in 1990 in Salabert's Actuels series. A central item in the Scelsi discography.
Release notes
Premier enregistrement mondial de l'integrale des Quatuors de Scelsi First complete recording of Scelsi's String Quartets Quatuor à cordes no. 1 (1944) (Editions G. Schirmer, 48230) Trio À Cordes (1958) (Editions Salabert, E.A.S. 18343p) Quatuor à cordes no. 2 (1961) (Editions Salabert, E.A.S. 18163p) Khoom (1962) for soprano and 6 instruments (Editions Salabert, E.A.S. 18269p) Quatuor à cordes no. 3 (1963) (Editions Salabert, E.A.S. 17822p) Quatuor à cordes no. 4 (1964) (Editions Salabert,…
| Quatuor À Cordes Nº 1 | |||
| 1-1 | Quasi Lento – Agitato – Molto Sostenuto Ed Intenso – Con Esaltazione Esasperata – Vivace – Andante Mosso – Drammatico – Violento, Feroce | 9:25 | |
| 1-2 | Molto Lento, Quais Funebre – Pesante | 9:59 | |
| 1-3 | Scherzo | 2:48 | |
| 1-4 | Moderato – Deciso – Dolcissimo | 9:25 | |
| Trio À Cordes | |||
| 1-5 | 1er Mouvement | 3:31 | |
| 1-6 | 2e Mouvement | 3:05 | |
| 1-7 | 3e Mouvement | 2:45 | |
| 1-8 | 4e Mouvement | 3:56 | |
| Quatuor À Cordes Nº 2 | |||
| 1-9 | 1er Mouvement | 2:57 | |
| 1-10 | 2e Mouvement | 3:37 | |
| 1-11 | 3e Mouvement | 2:38 | |
| 1-12 | 4e Mouvement | 2:46 | |
| 1-13 | 5e Mouvement | 5:26 | |
| Khoom | |||
| 2-1 | 1er Épisode | 3:27 | |
| 2-2 | 2e Épisode | 1:36 | |
| 2-3 | 3e Épisode | 3:16 | |
| 2-4 | 4e Épisode | 2:28 | |
| 2-5 | 5e Épisode | 4:52 | |
| 2-6 | 6e Épisode | 3:16 | |
| 2-7 | 7e Épisode | 2:52 | |
| Quatuor À Cordes Nº 3 | |||
| 2-8 | Avec Une Grande Tendresse (Dolcissimo) | 4:08 | |
| 2-9 | L’appel De L’esprit: Dualisme, Ambivalence, Conflit (Drammatico) | 3:18 | |
| 2-10 | L’âme Se Réveille... (Con Transparenza) | 3:38 | |
| 2-11 | ...Et Tombe De Nouveau Dans Le Pathos Mais Maintenant Avec Un Pressentiment De La Libération (Con Tristezza) | 4:18 | |
| 2-12 | Libération, Catharsis | 3:20 | |
| 2-13 | Quatuor À Cordes Nº 4 | 9:55 | |
| 2-14 | Quatuor À Cordes Nº 5 | 6:32 | |
- Sylvie Bouissou
- Booklet Editor [Rédaction]
- Rohan de Saram
- Cello
- Giacinto Scelsi
- Composed By
- Aldo Brizzi
- Conductor [Direction] (2-1 to 2-7)
- Luciano Martinis
- Design Concept [Conception Graphique De La Couverture]
- Franz-Peter Esser
- Engineer [Ingénieurs Du Son]
- Herbert Kuhlmann
- Engineer [Ingénieurs Du Son]
- Holger Schlegel
- Engineer [Ingénieurs Du Son]
- Quatuor Arditti
- Ensemble
- Harry Vogt
- Executive-Producer
- Frédéric Boufathal
- Graphics [Graphisme Du Sigle]
- Frank Lloyd
- Horn [Cor] (2-1 to 2-7)
- Jean-Michel Weber
- Layout [Maquette Du Livret]
- Adriano Cremonese
- Liner Notes
- Enzo Restagno
- Liner Notes
- Harry Halbreich
- Liner Notes
- Jeremy Drake
- Liner Notes
- Elisabeth Buzzard
- Liner Notes [English Translation]
- Michael Taylor
- Liner Notes [English Translation]
- Marcello Castellana
- Liner Notes [French & Italian Translation]
- Karin M. Brown
- Liner Notes [German Translation]
- Maurizio Ben Omar
- Percussion (2-1 to 2-7)
- François Eckert
- Recording Supervisor [Direction Artistique Des Enregistrements]
- Michiko Hirayama
- Soprano Vocals (2-1 to 2-7)
- Levine Andrade
- Viola
- David Alberman
- Violin
- Irvine Arditti
- Violin
