Congruences
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22/11/1989 - Paris, Centre Georges Pompidou - Pierre-André Valade (flute), Didier Pateau (oboe), Nicolas Vérin, Jan Vandenheede (Musical Assistants), Ensemble intercontemporain, Peter Eötvös (conductor)
Congruence, from the Latin congruere, to convene, is a geometric term: "When all the points of two superimposed figures coincide, they are said to be congruent" the composer reminds us. The plural of the title implies an attachment to the principle of "degrees of congruence" thus re-evoking the notion of tiling, of recovering, of stratifying, begun with Trace-Ecart, a score from which Congruences draws its essence.
Laurent Feneyrou,
translated by Stefan Rice
extract from the CD booklet (Accord)
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1 CD Accord, 465 309-2
Chaque jour n'est qu'une trêve entre deux nuits - Rhizomes - Assonance IV - Congruences
Ensemble intercontemporain, P. Eötvös
