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Pierre Henry

Variations Pour Une Porte Et Un Soupir / Voile D'Orphée (CD)

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1987 first CD re-issue of two early masterpieces, respectively from 1963 and 1953.

condition (disc/cover): NM / NM - The Harmonia Mundi CD pairing Variations Pour Une Porte Et Un Soupir with Voile D'Orphée presents Pierre Henry in concentrated form, two works that distill his aesthetic to essentials. The door and the sigh; the veil separating worlds. Minimal sources, maximum transformation.

Harmonia Mundi's entry into the Henry catalog signals the composer's canonization, his acceptance by a label associated with historical recordings and scholarly seriousness. The CD remastering allows details that vinyl obscured to emerge: tiny articulations, subtle spatial placements, the full dynamic range that Henry always demanded. For those who know these works only from earlier pressings, the revelation justifies repurchase.

Details
Cat. number: HMC 905200
Year: 1987

Format

Composed respectively in 1963 and 1953.

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harmonia mundi, s.a., Mas de Vert, 13200 Arles ℗ 1987

Release notes

Composed respectively in 1963 and 1953. |A|D|D| harmonia mundi, s.a., Mas de Vert, 13200 Arles ℗ 1987

Tracklist
Variations Pour Une Porte Et Un Soupir
1.1Sommeil
1.2Balancement
1.3Chant 1
1.4Eveil
1.5Chant 2
1.6Etirement
1.7Gestes
1.8Comptine
1.9Fièvre 1
1.10Bâillement
1.11Chant 3
1.12Colère
1.13Balancement
1.14Respirations
1.15Fièvre 2
1.16Gymnastique
1.17Chant 4
1.18Braiements
1.19Vagues
1.20Chant 5
1.21Transe
1.22Râles
1.23Ronflement
1.24Chant 6
1.25Mort
2Voile D'Orphée15:34
Credits
Jacques Lonchampt
Liner Notes
Almut Lenz
Liner Notes [Translation]
Derek Yeld
Liner Notes [Translation]
Guy Vivien
Photography By