Grisey: Les Espaces Acoustiques

Les Espaces Acoustiques...remains the core of his achievement. It stands as a manifesto of the approach to composition...This impressively authoritative recording under conductor Stefan Asbury... — The Guardian, 3rd August 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 29th Jul 2016
Catalogue No: KAI0012422
Label: Kairos
Length: 97 minutes

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Garth Knox (viola), Andrew Joy (horn), Joachim Pöltl (horn), Kathleen Putnam (horn), Hubert Stähle (horn)
Asko Ensemble, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln
Stefan Asbury

Les espaces acoustiques: Prologue

Track length15:28

Les espaces acoustiques: Periodes

Track length15:27

Les espaces acoustiques: Partiels

Track length22:02

Les espaces acoustiques: Modulations

Track length16:10

Les espaces acoustiques: Transitoires

Track length19:52

Les espaces acoustiques: Epilogue

Track length8:04

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The “Acoustic Spaces” cycle, begun in 1974 and completed in 1985, consists of six instrumental works that may be played consecutively, since each acoustic space extends the previous one. The unity of the whole is based on the formal similarity of the pieces and on the two acoustic points of reference: the overtone spectrum and periodicity. I would like to summarize the musical language of the pieces as follows: - no more composing with notes but rather with tones; - controlling the differences, i.e. developing (or not developing) the tone and speed of its development; - taking into account the relativity of our perceptions; - applying phenomena that have long been studied in electronic studios to the area of instrumental sound. These applications may be heard in their more radical forms in Partiels and Modulations; - striving for a synthetic style in which various parameters contribute to the construction of a single sound. For example: the structure of un-tempered pitches results in the creation of new tone colours, giving rise to certain structures of duration, etc. The synthesis involves the creation of sounds (substance), on the one hand, and relationships among the tones (form), on the other.

The 'Acoustic Spaces' cycle, begun in 1974 and completed in 1985, consists of six instrumental works that may be played consecutively, since each acoustic space extends the previous one. The unity of the whole is based on the formal similarity of the pieces and on the two acoustic points of reference: the overtone spectrum and periodicity.

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3rd August 2016

Les Espaces Acoustiques...remains the core of his achievement. It stands as a manifesto of the approach to composition...This impressively authoritative recording under conductor Stefan Asbury dates from 2005...It captures every morsel of the music’s densely packed, immensely satisfying detail.

Grisey: Les Espaces Acoustiques

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