a r t i s t : Gerard Pape
t i t l e : Ascension To Purgatory
d a t e : 2006
l a b e l : mode records
g e n r e : Avantgarde
r l s. d a t e : Oct/2006
t r a c k s : 14
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 98,4 MB
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Funeral Sentences (1998) (2:59, 2:51, 2:38, 5:12, 3:45)
for 2 soprano voices & percussion
Janet Pape & Armelle Orieux, sopranos
Roland Auzet, percussion
Alain Bancquart, conductor
La Naissance du Son (2002) (9:02)
Rohan de Saram, amplified cello
Weaveworld Prologue (1998) (10:39)
for bass, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone,
horn, percussion, 2 violins, viola, cello, contrabass
Nicholas Isherwood, bass
Atelier de Musique Contemporaine du CNR de Versailles
Lionel Arnaud, conductor
For Maurizio (2003) (3:48)
Maurizio Barbetti, amplified viola
Ascension au Purgatoire (2004) (6:10, 1:42, 5:13, 1:11,
3:55)
for percussion and computer ("Stochos" program)
Roland Auzet, percussion
Sinan Bokesoy, Stochos programming
Stefan Tiedje, musical assistant (CCMIX)
Le Fleuve du DΘsir IV (1994-2002) (12:33)
for 8 solo violins
Irvine Arditti, violins
This is Pape's third monographic CD with Mode Records. Whereas
his last Mode CD ("Electro-acoustic Chamber Works", released
in 1998) presented his ground breaking works of 1993-1996,
this new CD presents a selection of his more recent pieces
composed from 1998 to 2004.
While Pape continues his fascination with composing with
chaotic sound in Le Fleuve du DΘsir IV and Weaveworld
Prologue, it is his new approach to composing with packets of
granular time that predominates on this CD.
In La Naissance du Son, sound is born from pulsating rhythmic
noise that gradually attains discernible timbre and pitch.
For Maurizio is the first piece in which Pape explores
temporal flow in composition as deriving, not from fixed
durations or steady beat, but rather as a consequence of
composing continuously speeding up and slowing down scales of
tempo pulsations - regulating the speed of
pulsating/oscillating sound elements. This new approach to
time is further enriched by the use of computer generated
sequences of percussive sound that are mixed "live" with a
virtuoso part for percussion solo in the Ascension to
Purgatory piece.
The works are performed by world-class soloists and ensembles.
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01-Funeral Sentences (1998) 1 [02:59]
02-Funeral Sentences (1998) 2 [02:52]
03-Funeral Sentences (1998) 3 [02:39]
04-Funeral Sentences (1998) 4 [05:12]
05-Funeral Sentences (1998) 5 [03:37]
06-Weaveworld Prologue (1998) [08:55]
07-For Maurizio (2003) [10:32]
08-Ascension Au Purgatoire (2004) 1 [03:47]
09-Ascension Au Purgatoire (2004) 2 [06:11]
10-Ascension Au Purgatoire (2004) 3 [01:43]
11-Ascension Au Purgatoire (2004) 4 [05:13]
12-Ascension Au Purgatoire (2004) 5 [01:11]
13-Ascension Au Purgatoire (2004) 6 [03:48]
14-Le Fleuve Du DΘsir IV (1994-2002) [12:33]
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