Benedict Mason / Enno Poppe / Edgard Varèse / Mauro Lanza drawing tunes and fuguing photos
[Music]
The compositions of Benedict Mason could be compared to meticulously organized kaleidoscopes with a touch of eccentricity from the world of Pop; and this recent work shows just how ingenious the music-making machine is, setting warp and weft, sculpting sound and dynamics.
The poetry of the program includes Edgard Varèse turning his back on musical tradition with Ionisation and a major work, Ecuatorial, plus his later Poème électronique. There may even be an echo of Varèse in the slow movement of Mauro Lanza’s #9. For Enno Poppe it is the première of Speicher IIII-IV and V
Credits
Benedict Mason
drawing tunes and fuguing photos
Commisionned by Ensemble intercontemporain and Festival d’Automne à Paris
Edgard Varèse
Poème électronique for tape
Ionisation for thirteen percussions
Ecuatorial for Men Choir and ensemble
Enno Poppe / Speicher IIII-IV et V
Mauro Lanza / #9 for ensemble
Ensemble intercontemporain
Chœur de Radio France / Denis Comtet, Choir Master
Students of Conservatoire de Paris
Susanna Mälkki, direction
Coproduction Ensemble intercontemporain ; Cité de la musique ; Conservatoire de Paris ; Festival d’Automne à Paris
With the participation of the Sacem, of Diaphonique, Franco-British Founds for contempory music, and British Council
With the support of Ernst von Siemens Foundation for music
France Musique records this concert
