Création
20/07/2016 - Paris, Archives nationales, Festival Jeunes Talents - Marie-Laure Garnier (soprano), Anna Besson (flûte), Augustin Gorisse (cor anglais), Louise Lapierre (basson), Guillaume Sigier (piano)
Commanditaire
Festival Jeunes Talents 2016
Notice
Textes de Charles Baudelaire (in Les Fleurs du mal)
A une époque où foisonnent de nombreuses et pourtant si diverses esthétiques musicales, aucune direction ne semble réellement s'imposer. Si l'on associe au XXème siècle une période de bouleversements idéologiques, on l'associe également avec des phénomènes de ruptures. Pourtant, Henri Dutilleux, traverse ce siècle avec une grande sérénité. Sans jamais dévier du chemin unique qu'il se trace, il enchaîne les compositions à la fois sublimes et personnelles...
Ses univers poétiques - dont je me sens très proche - se renouvellent sans cesse : nocturnes (La Nuit Etoilée, Ainsi la Nuit, l'Arbre des Songes...), rituels (Incantatoire et Obsessionnel dans ses Métaboles), ou encore son travail sur la lumière (ses magnifiques Shadows of Time). Sa conception coloriste de l'harmonie et la liberté avec il l'emploie, son orchestre foisonnant, ces nappes vibrantes, ce travail si riche sur le timbre et l'espace ou encore ce lyrisme intense mais toujours contenu, participent à l'élaboration d'un langage profondément personnel et prégnant qui traverse l'intégralité de son oeuvre.
La vraie leçon de Dutilleux pour les jeunes compositeurs, c'est - comme Debussy avant lui, ou Thierry Escaich aujourd'hui - la singularité. Ce qui me fascine littéralement chez Henri Dutilleux, c'est la façon dont il s'approprie un héritage musical fort, à la fois par sa sensibilité et au moyen d'un artisanat méticuleux. Et si Dutilleux est un compositeur singulier, il s'agit d'une singularité intemporelle.
Lui rendre hommage est à la fois un honneur, un plaisir immense, mais également l'occasion de rendre hommage à la voie qu'il a ouverte et à l'exemple qu'il représente pour nous aujourd'hui - hommage que je suis ravie de partager avec quatre autres compositeurs.
C'est tout naturellement que je me suis tournée vers la littérature de Charles Baudelaire, correspondant à la fois mon univers et à celui onirique d'Henri Dutilleux.
Mes sonnets sont écrits pour quintette (soprano, flûte alto, cor anglais, basson et piano). La formation instrumentale imposant la famille des bois m'a orientée vers la nature avec La Géante. La Cloche fêlée m'inspirait par son sens et Le Flambeau vivant par son caractère incantatoire.
Les sonnets expriment des visions différentes : la première plutôt fantastique - celle d'une géante magnifique dans la Nature ; la seconde mystique et processionnelle ; et enfin, le spleen intérieur par la métaphore d'une cloche ébréchée. Cependant, je les ai conçus de la même manière : tous trois travaillent ainsi le phénomène de nappes sonores vibrantes et entêtantes. Cela confère à l'ensemble son côté hypnotique, sensation intense que je retrouve à la lecture des sonnets baudelairiens, comme à celle de la musique de Dutilleux.
Camille Pépin (mai 2016) / Partitions classique / Ensemble et orchestre / Conducteur / JOBERT

Written on the occasion of Paul Sacher’s birthday this 3 Strophes Sur Le Nom De Sacher features three Cello pieces composed by Henri Dutilleux and reviewed by Mstislav Rostropovitch. It was first performed in an audition by the latter in 1982. Henri Dutilleux composed the first part of this volume for the celebration and added the final two pieces later in 1976. The whole set requires the lowest strings of the Cello to be turned lower: G string to F sharp and C string to B flat. A quotation from Bartok’s piece 'Music for Strings Percussion and Celesta' can be noticed atthe end of the first verse. For upper-advanced / experienced players. Henri Dutilleux was internationally acclaimed for his work winning prizes such as the Gold Medal of the Royal Philharmonic Society and the UNESCO's International Rostrum of Composers among many others. His work also includes a Piano sonata two symphonies the Cello concerto 'Tout un monde lointain' (A whole distant world) the Violin concerto 'L'arbre des songes' (The tree of dreams) and the string quartet 'Ainsi la nuit' (Thus the night).

Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013) was greatly influenced by his contemporaries Ravel Debussy and Roussel yet implemented his own unique style. His Les Citations for Oboe Harpsichord Double Bass and Percussion is unusual but still widely performed. This Dutilleux piece was first published in 1985 however the composer made two revisions in 1991 and 2010. Les Citations is unusual in instrumentation tonality rhythm and structure and exploits the extended techniques of all the instruments. The two movements of this 1995 publication are 1) For Aldeburgh and 2) FromJanequin to Jehan Alain. Dutilleux's Les Citations remains popular to this day and is an exciting piece for performers and audiences alike.

Created in 1943 as part of the four exam pieces for the Paris Conservatoire this charming Sonatine for Flute and Piano is part of the early works of Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013) a French Composer following the paths of Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy. Even though the composer was later quite critical about it this Sonatine which lasts 9 minutes is the most recorded of his compositions and has become a standard in the flute repertoire. Composed of three movements it begins with a tempo “Allegretto” followed by a part more “Andante” and finishes with a cadence “Animé”. Henri Dutilleux was internationally acclaimed for his work winning prizes such as the Gold Medal of the Royal Philharmonic Society and the UNESCO's International Rostrum of Composers among many others. His work also includes sonatas for piano and for oboe two symphonies the cello concerto Tout un monde lointain (A whole distant world) the violin concerto L'arbre des songes (The tree of dreams) and the string quartet Ainsi la nuit (Thus the night).

Composed in 1978 by Henri Dutilleux Timbres Espace Mouvement Ou La Nuit Etoileé is a work for Orchestra also named ?The Starry Night? after the painting by Van Gogh. It was commissioned by Mstislav Rostropovich for the National Symphony Orchestra of Washington and is dedicated to Charles Münch. This work for Orchestra lasts approximately 20 minutes and depicts the content of the painting. It is scored for a full Orchestra without Violins or Violas. The Cellos serve to represent space with swirling solos alongside calmer sections while the lack of Violins and Violas epitomises for the quiet andmotionless sections of the painting. The solo of the Wind instruments and Drums characterizes the clouds and the light of the moon and stars. It is divided into two parts: 1. Nébuleuse (Nebula) and 2.Constellations which are divided by a Cello interlude. Henri Dutilleux was internationally acclaimed for his work winning prizes such as the Gold Medal of the Royal Philharmonic Society and the UNESCO's International Rostrum of Composers among many others. His work also includes a Piano sonata two symphonies the Violin concerto 'L'Arbre Des Songes' (The Tree Of Dreams) and the Cello concerto 'Tout Un Monde Lointain' (A Whole Distant Word).

Version 2010-“Books talk to each other” - Umberto Eco’s statement could just as easily apply to music as Les Citations for Oboe Harpsichord Double Bass and Percussion by Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013) brilliantly proves. Written in 1991 the score was reworked by the composer for the Festival d’Auvers-sur-Oise where the new version premiered in June 2010. The origin of this work goes back to For Aldeburgh 85. Written for the 75th birthday of singer Peter Pears the piece takes up a fragment of Peter Grimes whose leading role had been written by Britten for the beloved tenor. Dutilleux adds a page titled FromJanequin to Jehan Alain in which appears a song from the Renaissance composer “L’espoir que j’ay d’acquerir vostre grace” used by J. Alain in his Variations for Organ on a theme by Clément Janequin. The junction between the two parties is made through an Interlude that introduces the “wolf’s moan” theme from the ballet Le Loup (The Wolf) composed by Dutilleux in 1953 for the troupe of Roland Petit. This subtle tangle of quotations forms a shimmering and sensual work where the uniqueness of an authentic artist powerfully asserts itself.

Version 2010-“Books talk to each other” - Umberto Eco’s statement could just as easily apply to music as Les Citations for Oboe Harpsichord Double Bass and Percussion by Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013) brilliantly proves. Written in 1991 the score was reworked by the composer for the Festival d’Auvers-sur-Oise where the new version premiered in June 2010. The origin of this work goes back to For Aldeburgh 85. Written for the 75th birthday of singer Peter Pears the piece takes up a fragment of Peter Grimes whose leading role had been written by Britten for the beloved tenor. Dutilleux adds a page titled FromJanequin to Jehan Alain in which appears a song from the Renaissance composer “L’espoir que j’ay d’acquerir vostre grace” used by J. Alain in his Variations for Organ on a theme by Clément Janequin. The junction between the two parties is made through an Interlude that introduces the “wolf’s moan” theme from the ballet Le Loup (The Wolf) composed by Dutilleux in 1953 for the troupe of Roland Petit. This subtle tangle of quotations forms a shimmering and sensual work where the uniqueness of an authentic artist powerfully asserts itself.