Dernières nouvelles du vent d'ouest
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21/04/2011 - Amsterdam (Netherlands), Muziekgebouw - Nieuw Ensemble, Ed Spanjaard (conductor)
On the coast, the Normandy coast, westerly winds prevail. They bring clouds and rain, but also promises and dreams of a distant continent, where everything begins anew, where everything will be better...
Unfortunately, the latest news from the west does not shine with the expected brightness - the western wind did not reveal everything...
Virtuosity from the viola harmonics and the horn, strange punctuations from the piano and the percussion.
Several memories, twisted, distorted, of musical "winds" from the past (Paganini: Le Vent - Debussy: Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest - Messiaen: Un reflet dans le vent).
Tristan Murail
Recording
1 CD Kairos, KAI0015050, Portulan
Seven Lakes Drive - Feuilles à travers les cloches - Dernières nouvelles du vent d'ouest - Les Ruines circulaires - Garrigue - Paludes - La Chambre des cartes
Ensemble Cairn, Guillaume Bourgogne (conductor)
