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Pousseur: Works for Flute / Fabbriciani

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Details

Composer
POUSSEUR, HENRI
Artist
Fabbriciani, Vidolin
Format
CD
Label
Mode Records
Released
Jan 31, 2020
Catalog #
MOD-CD-318
UPC
764593031826

About

Flutist Roberto Fabbriciani continues his releases dedicated to the flute repertoire of single composers with works by Belgian composer Henri Pousseur (1929-2009). Previous releases on Mode featured Aldo Clementi and Bruno Maderna. As with the preceding Clementi and Maderna releases, this Pousseur release marks the first time Pousseur’s works for flute have been collected in one recording. It is important to note that Fabbriciani had a long working relationship with the composer. The series of Flexions was composed in 1979 for the performance examinations at the Conservatory in Liège, where Pousseur had been director for 3 years. It aims to introduce students to the diversity of post-tonal harmonic materials without discarding any contact with tradition and the harmonic qualities of the standard repertoire. Two pieces belong to the category of open or mobile form works. The score of Éclipticare (2001) is a proposal to be elaborated (completed). Fabbriciani has made two different versions, including extended playing techniques prominent in the contemporary flute repertoire but largely unused by Pousseur in his written scores. Éclipticare builds a kind of bridge to Zeus jouer de flûtes (2006), a score that is co-signed Pousseur-Fabbriciani for good reasons. Pousseur provided the tape (Hymne à Zeus ornothologue, extracted from the eight Études paraboliques, 1972) as well as a “plan of action” indicating the specific time-spans and the choice of instrument to be used according to the tessitura (from bass-flute to piccolo). All the other details remained in Fabbriciani’s hands. This type of collaboration had long been part of Pousseur’s practice and is also the outcome of his firm belief in the social and human importance of sharing. In addition to the flute repertoire, this release also includes Pousseur’s Scambi for electronic tape, composed in 1957 and realized by Pousseur at the Studio di Fonologia in Milan at the invitation of Luciano Berio.

Tracklist 9 tracks

  1. 1 Litanie du miel matinal 08:41
    Track
    1
    Title
    Litanie du miel matinal
    Duration
    08:41
    Composer
    Henri Pousseur
    Performer
    Roberto Fabbriciani
  2. 2 Éclipticare ou les Périples constellés (version for 3 flutes) 04:04
    Track
    2
    Title
    Éclipticare ou les Périples constellés (version for 3 flutes)
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    Henri Pousseur
    Performer
    Roberto Fabbriciani
  3. 3 Éclipticare ou les Périples constellés (version for 3 bass flutes) 04:04
    Track
    3
    Title
    Éclipticare ou les Périples constellés (version for 3 bass flutes)
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    Henri Pousseur
    Performer
    Roberto Fabbriciani
  4. 4 Flexions I 03:28
    Track
    4
    Title
    Flexions I
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Henri Pousseur
    Performer
    Roberto Fabbriciani
  5. 5 Scambi 06:35
    Track
    5
    Title
    Scambi
    Duration
    06:35
    Composer
    Henri Pousseur
    Performer
    Henri Pousseur
  6. 6 I. — 04:01
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. —
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Henri Pousseur
    Performer
    Roberto Fabbriciani
  7. 7 II. — 04:01
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. —
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Henri Pousseur
    Performer
    Roberto Fabbriciani
  8. 8 Zeus joueur de flûtes 28:00
    Track
    8
    Title
    Zeus joueur de flûtes
    Duration
    28:00
    Composer
    Roberto Fabbriciani, Henri Pousseur
    Performer
    Roberto Fabbriciani, Alvise Vidolin, Henri Pousseur
  9. 9 Litanie du miel vespéral 08:55
    Track
    9
    Title
    Litanie du miel vespéral
    Duration
    08:55
    Composer
    Henri Pousseur
    Performer
    Roberto Fabbriciani