Pierre Henry
Mouvement Rythme Étude (CD)
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condition (disc/cover): NM / NM - Mouvement Rythme Étude on Mantra finds Pierre Henry in pedagogical mode, the title announcing studies in motion and rhythm. But Henry's études never feel academic; they pulse with the same vitality as his larger canvases. Even exercises become adventures when this composer approaches the tape machine.
Mantra Records, a smaller imprint than Philips, gave Henry space to release work that might not fit the major label's commercial calculations. The études here function as laboratory experiments made public, glimpses into the workshop where Henry tested materials before deploying them in larger structures. For devotees, such glimpses prove invaluable. For the curious, they demonstrate that creativity isn't magic but practice, accumulation, daily discipline.
Format
The music on this CD is continuous: 1:06:27
The information given in the tracklist is taken from the tray card and inside booklet.
Title on front cover and disc:
Mouvement . Rythme . Étude
musique de "Nijinsky, Clown De Dieu" création Maurice Béjart
Title on rear tray inlay:
MOUVEMENT - RHYTHME - ETUDE (1970)
barre-fiction dédiée à Maurice Béjart
Title on tray spines:
MOUVEMENT - RHYTHME - ETUDE
Title inside booklet:
MOUVEMENT - RHYTHME - ETUDE
barre-fiction dédiée à Maurice Béjart
Music composed for Maurice Béjart's ballet "Nijinsky, Clown De Dieu".
Creation in concert: Palais des Sports, Toulouse, 5 December 1970.
Creation as a spectacle: Palais des Sports de Bruxelles, 8 October 1971.
Mantra Records
4, Quai de Bercy
94227 Charenton cedex
Distribution - Wotre Music, Z.I. "Les Carreaux" Route de Niort 79140 Saint-Gelais (France)
Made in France.
Packaged in a standard jewel case with 8-page booklet.
Release notes
The music on this CD is continuous: 1:06:27 The information given in the tracklist is taken from the tray card and inside booklet. Title on front cover and disc: Mouvement . Rythme . Étude musique de "Nijinsky, Clown De Dieu" création Maurice Béjart Title on rear tray inlay: MOUVEMENT - RHYTHME - ETUDE (1970) barre-fiction dédiée à Maurice Béjart Title on tray spines: MOUVEMENT - RHYTHME - ETUDE Title inside booklet: MOUVEMENT - RHYTHME - ETUDE barre-fiction dédiée à Maurice Béjart Music…
| Premiere Partie: | |||
| 1 | Battements | 4:12 | |
| 2 | Positions | 3:12 | |
| 3 | Exercice 1 | 3:27 | |
| 4 | Pureté | 3:17 | |
| 5 | Sauts | 2:06 | |
| 6 | Exercice 2 | 3:18 | |
| 7 | Figures | 2:29 | |
| 8 | Danse | 3:06 | |
| 9 | Premier Adagio | 4:42 | |
| 10 | Variations | 2:26 | |
| Deuxieme Partie: | |||
| 11 | Continuum | 7:26 | |
| 12 | Tours | 2:38 | |
| 13 | Détiré-Étiré | 2:44 | |
| 14 | Variance D'Exercice | 2:24 | |
| 15 | Temps De Pointe | 0:53 | |
| 16 | Élan | 2:05 | |
| 17 | Manèges | 3:02 | |
| 18 | Enchaînements | 1:37 | |
| 19 | Deuxième Adagio | 2:05 | |
| 20 | Valse | 2:42 | |
| 21 | Troisième Adagio | 4:59 | |
- Maurice Béjart
- Liner Notes
- Maurice Fleuret
- Liner Notes
- Chrislang
- Photography By [Photo]
- David Henry
- Photography By [Photo]
- Isabelle Warnier
- Sound Designer [Assistante]
- Pierre Henry
- Sound Designer [Réalisation Sonore]
