Par SCHOENBERG ARNOLD. Here the fourths, springing from an entirely different expressive urge, shape themselves into a defi nite horn theme, spread themselves out architectonically over the whole piece, and place their stamp on everything that happens. Thus it turns out that they do not appear here merely as melody or as a purely impressionistic chord effect; their character permeates the total harmonic structure, and they are chords like all others.' (Arnold Schoenberg, Theory of Harmony, 1911) The Chamber Symphony Op.9 heralded a breakthrough in Schoenberg's compositional style. While the work did not go hand in hand with the complete destruction of the old tonal system it does show an extension in chordal and melodic constructions. It's focus on the interval of the fourth rather than the third is stated right at the start with the horn fanfare and this leads into the use of the whole tone scale soon after. These two elements open up a new sound space which he would explore further in the works to follow. Certainly not a work to be missing from any library where contemporary music is one of the main focuses./ Répertoire / Ensemble de Musique de Chambre

Musique A Grande Vitesse (MGV ) translates as 'high speed music' and was commissioned by the Festival de Lille for the inauguration of the TGV North European Paris-Lille line in 1993.The piece runs continuously, but was conceived as an abstract, imaginary journey- or rather five inter-connected journeys, each ending with a slow, mainly stepwise melody which is only heard in its 'genuine' form when the piece reaches its destination.Thematic 'transformation' is a key to MGV as a whole. Throughout the piece ideas - rhythmic, melodic, harmonic, motivic, textural - constantly change their identity as they pass through different musical 'environments'.The opening bars establish both a recurrent rhythmic principle - 9, 11, or 13-beat rhythmic cycles heard against a regular 8 - and a harmonic process - chord sequences (mainly over C and E) which have the note E in common. (Coincidentally, MGV begins in C and ends in E). A later scalic, syncopated figure (again first heard over C, E and A) begins the second section, featuring Brass, in D flat.The topography of MGV should be experienced without reference to planning, description or timetables. The piece's tempo changes and unpredictable slowings down bear no logical relation to the high speed of the Paris-Lille journey, while the temptation to treat MGV as a concerto grosso, with the Michael Nyman band as the ripeno, was resisted: more suitably the band (amplified in live performance) lays down the tracks on which MGV runs. / Orchestre

20 morceaux récréatifs extraits de la Méthode Rose et arrangés par Alfred Herzog pour diverses formations hétérogènes constituent ce recueil qui fait entrevoir aux jeunes musiciens du premier cycle quelques réalités de la pratique collective.

Le piano est toujours présent, entouré de la flûte, de la clarinette, du violon ou violoncelle et parfois d'une percussion, selon la nature de l'ensemble.

Une construction mélodique et rythmique stimulante de chaque partie favorise le travail individuel. A noter que le recueil ne contient pas de parties séparées afin que chaque instrumentiste puisse lire le texte musical dans sa globalité. / Classique / Partition CD /

Für Oboe (Klarinette), Fagott Und Klavier. Par GERNOT WOLFGANG. Die Komposition verbindet aufs Neue die zwei Lieblingsbereiche des Komponisten: die 'E'-Musik des 20. Jh. sowie den Jazz. Vom Jazz kommen die rhythmischen Elemente, während die die Einflüsse der 'E'-Musik in der kompositorischen Entwicklung sowie in den formalen Aspekten hörbar sind. In harmonischer Hinsischt fühlt sich der in L. A. /USA lebende Komponist von beiden musikalischen Welten gleichermaßen inspiriert. Endlich wurde das Repertoire in der klassischen Poulenc-Trio Besetzung um ein zeitgemäßes Werk erweitert./ Répertoire / Musique de Chambre

Reciting Or Speaking Choir. Par STOCKHAUSEN KARLHEINZ. / Répertoire / Ensemble de Musique de Chambre