... explosante-fixe...: centenaire de Pierre Boulez

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IRCAM and the Ensemble Intercontemporain—two sister institutions, deeply connected and complementary—come together to celebrate the centenary of their founder. For this occasion, they are joined by the Ensemble NEXT from the Conservatoire de Paris. Pierre Boulez’s lifelong commitment to musical transmission is reflected in three major works of mixed music, placed in the hands of young musicians. Dialogue de l’ombre double, borrowing its title from Paul Claudel, shapes its dramaturgy through space. ...explosante-fixe... takes its name from André Breton’s famous declaration—‘Convulsive beauty will be erotic-veiled, explosante-fixe, magical-circumstantial, or it will not be’—unleashing the power of proliferating musical writing. A similar principle guides Anthèmes 2, an expansion of a solo violin piece. Its final page, marked ‘with a deliberate but not ostentatious gesture,’ leaves an indelible, open-ended impression. Federico Altare* MIDI flute Sophie Cherrier, Emmanuelle Ophèle flutes Yougseo Kim*, Karen Nonomura*, Giovanna Sevi* violins Youjin Jung* clarinet Ensemble NEXT from the Conservatoire de Paris Ensemble intercontemporain Daniel Huertas conductor Jérémie Henrot IRCAM sound diffusion Augustin Muller (IRCAM), Jacques Warnier (CNSMDP), Hae-Sun Kang (CNSMDP/EIC) educational advisors Malena Fouillou, François Longo NEXT computer music design *Soloists of the Ensemble NEXT from the Conservatoire de Paris Pierre Boulez Anthèmes 2 Dialogue de l’ombre double, …explosante-fixe… (excerpts) <h3><img src="/media/uploads/lignejaune-100x2.png" alt="" width="100" height="3" /></h3> <h3>Discover</h3> Screening of films about Pierre Boulez at 6.30pm in the Salle Stravinsky. Other screenings on 23 June at 6.30pm and 28 June at 5pm.

IRCAM and the Ensemble Intercontemporain—two sister institutions, deeply connected and complementary—come together to celebrate the centenary of their founder. For this occasion, they are joined by the Ensemble NEXT from the Conservatoire de Paris. Pierre Boulez’s lifelong commitment to musical transmission is reflected in three major works of mixed music, placed in the hands of young musicians. Dialogue de l’ombre double, borrowing its title from Paul Claudel, shapes its dramaturgy through space. ...explosante-fixe... takes its name from André Breton’s famous declaration—‘Convulsive beauty will be erotic-veiled, explosante-fixe, magical-circumstantial, or it will not be’—unleashing the power of proliferating musical writing. A similar principle guides Anthèmes 2, an expansion of a solo violin piece. Its final page, marked ‘with a deliberate but not ostentatious gesture,’ leaves an indelible, open-ended impression.

Federico Altare* MIDI flute
Sophie Cherrier, Emmanuelle Ophèle flutes
Yougseo Kim*, Karen Nonomura*, Giovanna Sevi* violins
Youjin Jung* clarinet
Ensemble NEXT from the Conservatoire de Paris
Ensemble intercontemporain
Daniel Huertas conductor
Jérémie Henrot IRCAM sound diffusion
Augustin Muller (IRCAM), Jacques Warnier (CNSMDP), Hae-Sun Kang (CNSMDP/EIC) educational advisors
Malena Fouillou, François Longo NEXT computer music design

*Soloists of the Ensemble NEXT from the Conservatoire de Paris

Pierre Boulez
Anthèmes 2
Dialogue de l’ombre double,
…explosante-fixe… (excerpts)

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Screening of films about Pierre Boulez at 6.30pm in the Salle Stravinsky. Other screenings on 23 June at 6.30pm and 28 June at 5pm.

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Coproduced by IRCAM-Centre Pompidou, Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris, Ensemble intercontemporain, associate ensemble of the Academy. With the support of the Maison de la Musique Contemporaine.