Par KRZANOWSKI ANDRZEJ. Despite the rich palette of colours and articulation, Relief IX is a static work, and its slowed narrative creates the impression of being stretched out over time, thereby leading the listener into an unreal, unfamiliar world. This composition has often been described as a surrealistic and contemplative work. As Andrzej Chlopecki wrote: Ā‘[Relief IX] directs its expression towards sur-real realms, departing from the composerĀ’s previous strategiesĀ’. This work was written to commission for the Polish Realities festival in Glasgow (hence its nickname: Relief IX (Ā‘ScottishĀ’). The tape component was recorded in collaboration with David MacKenzie of Glasgow UniversityĀ’s Electronic Music Studio. That is also where the work was first performed, by the Paragon Ensemble and BEAST group under the direction of David Davies, on 19 November 1988. The first Polish presentation of Relief IX was given by the Silesian Quartet on 16 September 1989 during the 32nd Ā‘Warsaw AutumnĀ’ International Festival of Contemporary Music. Relief IX was dedicated to JĆ³zef Patkowski, who founded Polish RadioĀ’s Experimental Studio, and to the Ā‘Warsaw AutumnĀ’ festival. Grazyna Krzanowska translated by John Comber / Date parution : 2022-11-08/ RĆ©pertoire / Quatuor Ć  Cordes et Enregistrement