Par MURAIL TRISTAN. Time and Again tente de rompre, partiellement, avec l'esthétique qui domine dans mes oeuvres précédentes, une esthétique de la continuité où la forme est structurée par des processus se déroulant en un flot presque ininterrompu. Ici, la forme musicale cherche à créer une architecture du temps plus complexe, qui joue de flash-backs, prémonitions, boucles..., comme si l'on se trouvait dans une sorte de machine à remonter le temps. Pour néanmoins préserver une sorte de continuité sous-jacente, j'ai d'abord imaginé une structure 'linéaire' pour la pièce, comportant des évolutions progressives et logiques, et j'ai parfois réalisé des fragments de cette pièce virtuelle, puis, un peu comme un cinéaste, j'ai 'monté' la structure de la pièce, en coupant, dupliquant, insérant, collant. A peu près aux deux tiers de la pièce, le temps s'inverse et s'écoule deux fois plus vite - on repasse, plus symboliquement que textuellement, par toutes les étapes des deux premiers tiers, avec parfois des superpositions, des inserts ou des raccourcis. L'orchestration n'est pas tout à fait conventionnelle - les vents et la percussion sont en nombre habituel, mais les cordes sont réduites à environ la moitié de l'effectif normal. J'ai cherché ainsi une qualité particulière du son des cordes moins volumineux, mais plus intense. Les cordes jouent le plus souvent des parties individuelles. Leur emploi principal consiste à colorer ou distordre les sons joués par les autres instruments, ou à construire des spectres sonores complexes. L'orchestre est enrichi par un synthétiseur (un Yamaha DX7) qui a deux principales fonctions. Grâce à son aptitude à synthétiser des sons par modulation de fréquence, il peut émettre directement des spectres riches identiques à ceux que j'utilise dans mon écriture orchestrale. La composition de cette pièce a donc impliqué d'abord la programmation des sons sur le synthétiseur (un seul son peut produire une texture très riche et n'est souvent utilisé qu'une seule fois). Dans d'autres cas, je l'utilise comme un complément de la section des percussions et du piano, le synthétiseur ayant la tâche d'émettre les sons non tempérés. Time and Again est une commande du 'John Feeney Charitable Trust' pour le City of Birmigham Symphony Orchestra, et a été créé à Birmingham le 21 janvier 1986 par cet orchestre, sous la direction de Simon Rattle. La pièce était destinée à être jouée en première partie de la Turangalila Symphonie d'Olivier Messiaen, pour une série de concerts en Angleterre. Cela explique qu'un auditeur attentif trouvera peut-être quelques allusions à cette symphonie dans Time and Again... Tristan Murail Enregistrement: 1 CD Montaigne/Naïve, MN782175 Désintégrations - Gondwana - Time and again Ensemble L'Itinéraire, Orchestre National de France, Yves Prin (direction) - Orchestre Beethoven Halle de Bonn, Karl Anton Rickenbacher (direction) / contemporain / Date parution : 1985-01-01/ Répertoire / Orchestre

Studienpartitur. Par MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS. Premièred at the Vienna Hoftheater on 1 May 1786, Wolfang Amadeus Mozart?s and Lorenzo Da Ponte?s Le nozze di Figaro may be safely regarded as one of the greatest operatic successes of all times. Yet its success was not entirely due to Mozart?s music: on the contrary, because of the extraordinary demands it placed on the orchestra (especially the woodwinds), the music even posed an obstacle to the work?s spread outside the German-speaking countries. At least equally responsible for the opera?s success was the librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte, who managed to transform a topical and socio-critical stage play into an opera libretto as effective as it isamusing. Many of the sources for Mozart?s first opera from the Lorenzo Da Ponte trilogy only became available to scholars again after the ?New Mozart Edition? volume was published. These include the autograph scores of acts 3 and 4, now held at the Biblioteka Jagiello ka in Kraków, significant portions of the original sets of parts and acts 2 to 4 of the conductor?s copy from the first performance of 1786. These original sources, now available again, offer compelling solutions to several previously unresolved questions. Edition based on the Urtext of the ?New Mozart Edition? reflecting the latest musicological research With findings from original sources now available again Detailed foreword (Ger/Eng) Full score (BA4565-01), Vocal score (BA4565-92), study score format 22. 5 x 16. 5cm and Facsimile (BVK1882) available for sale V43 Performance material (BA4565-72) available to hire/ Répertoire / Partition de Poche

5 Sehr Einfache Stücke F. Variable Besetzung - Mittelstimme In F (Horn) - Extrastimme. Par RADANOVICS MICHAEL. Seems So Long Ago / Sunflowers, Pinks and Roses / I'm Flying again / Feeling Cosy / The Sands Are Runnig / Niveau : Facile / Répertoire / Orchestre

Opera in three acts. Par JANACEK LEOS. Leos Janacek began composing his seventh opera, 'The Cunning Little Vixen', based on the popular feuilletons of Rudolf Tesnohlidek, in January 1922. The first copy of the score, was completed by Vaclav Sedlacek in October 1923 but is now lost, while the second copy was prepared by Jaroslav Kulhanek in January 1924. The world premiere took place on 6 November 1924 under the direction of Ota Zitek and was conducted by Frantisek Neumann. The vocal score was published in Czech before the event and then again in 1925 along with the German translation by Max Brod, which is something of a separate version of the text in its own right. This volume of the complete edition reprints the critical edition by Jiri Zahradka, which was published by Universal Edition in 2010. The present edition newly includes transcriptions of the libretto in three languages (Cz/Eng/Ger) and a detailed Critical Report (Eng). The edition draws on all extant sources and - in consideration of Janacek's active participation in rehearsals for the premiere production - integrates both the dynamics of Frantisek Neumann and the performance markings of Sir Charles Mackerras into the musical text./ Répertoire / Chant et Orchestre

Kantate zum Weihnachtsfest. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. The Christmas cantata Gloria in excelsis Deo BWV 191, which has always presented researchers with many challenging problems, is among the few works to Latin words set by Johann Sebastian Bach. It consists of three sections - a finely-woven duet flanked by two festive choral movements - which we are to encounter again almost note for note in the world-famous Mass in B minor./ Répertoire / Orchestre

Par GLERUP RUNE. My violin concerto would never have been written if I had not met Isabelle Faust. At a time when I had not written a single note for several months, doubting if I would ever write anything again, her interest and energy was the cause of new inspiration. Just as important was her special way of playing - with intellect, heart and a rare, delicate sensibility. Her personality and musicianship struck a chord in me, in my music, which gave my thoughts a new direction. The violin concerto marks a change in my music towards a simpler and lighter expression. An expression that also contains detached glimpses from my childhood's endless summers by the North Sea. Birds, high and slow on a blue sky, and the evening quietly descending. The special light, the distant sounds. But also the confusion, repetitions and dead ends of the world. An expression that, more than in my previous music, is 'About Light and Lightness.' - Rune Glerup, 2021 / Date parution : 2023-10-31/ Répertoire / Orchestre

Par ARNOLD MALCOLM. Darrell Jones says 'Arnold has in the new work invoked traditional rhythms but again the musical matter is his own. The second of the dances has a misty and reflective character but the other three are vintage boisterous Arnold, vividly illustrating his gift for bouncy rhythms and fine melodies, and his massive sense of fun. Chronicle and Echo 15th August 1966 / Niveau : Assez Facile / Répertoire / Conducteur

Darth Vader lives! The amazing world of space adventure known as Star Wars returns again, and it is bigger than ever. With enhanced visuals and a new series of films to follow, it's the most important entertainment story of the decade. The marvelously exciting music of John Williams has created a magical aura, and Charles Sayre has masterfully created a fresh new version of this gigantic anthem. Need more be said? (1:49)

Par BENJAMIN GEORGE. Dedicated to the memory of Oliver Knussen, George Benjamin?s 2021 Concerto for Orchestra premiered at the BBC proms by the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Benjamin said that the piece attempts ?to conjure a trace of the energy, humour, and spirit? of Knussen. It is varied and dynamic across its unbroken 18-minute span ? skittish lines play against still, suspended ones ? and full of star turns for its various instrumental protagonists. Available here as a full score. Parts available to hire from September 2022. ?A terrific 18-minute tour de force, clearly inspired by the virtuosity of the Mahler CO players, but far from being merely a glittering showcase.? The Times (Richard Morrison), August 2021 / Date parution : 2022-05-31/ Répertoire / Orchestre