Both the pianist and the soprano managed to capture the essence of the poetic content of melancholic sobriety. The vocal line, incantatory in style, is accompanied by a piano part with two clearly defined layers that combine a rich chordal texture with a bass line acting as an almost Debussy-like anchor. The second piece, “San Francisco Night”, setting a poem by Paul Gilson, is an earlier piece written in 1963 as a homage to Francis Poulenc. It was a provocative start to the programme.
They were responsive to the sense of shadow and mirroring that are an integral part of these four studies on resonance.
Regardless of the difficult circumstances, both pianists managed to create the close dialogue that forms such an important feature of this work. David Alexander came to the rescue at the last moment. Due to unforeseen circumstances, Karl Lutchmayer was unable to perform this piano duo with Douglas Finch. The mirror writing of the piece recalls a similar idea used in Tout un monde lointain, Dutilleux’s cello concerto, written between 1967-70. These pieces are experimental in nature whereby one piano often serves as a reflection of the other piano. The first half of the concert opened with a work written between 19 for the 25th-anniversary of the piano duo – Genevieve Joy (Dutilleux’s wife) and Jacqueline Robin. The discussion, led by Kenneth Hesketh, offered valuable insight into the influences surrounding his music. Dutilleux delighted and charmed the audience with recollections about his work and important events in his career.
Les Grandes Plaines du Jour Ī last-minute change of events meant that Henri Dutilleux, who turns 90 next January, was also able to attend this pre-concert talk and concert at the Purcell Room. 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įriday 29 April 2005, Purcell Room, LondonĪ Celebration of Henri Dutilleux, a concert given in the presence of the composer, and including several of his works, music by Ravel, and premieres of pieces by Andrew McBirnie and Kenneth Hesketh
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