Pli Selon Pli (Fold by Fold) is a portrait of MallarmÃ©, whose poems are set in fragmented fashion throughout the work's five movements, which Boulez rewrote and added to until they assumed final

Pli selon pli
- BOULEZ PIERRE / ENS. INTERCONT
- MUSICA CLASICA
- INTERNATIONAL
- MUSIC
Pli Selon Pli (Fold by Fold) is a portrait of MallarmÃ©, whose poems are set in fragmented fashion throughout the work's five movements, which Boulez rewrote and added to until they assumed final form in 1989. His 1969 Sony recording had an icy, frozen surface and a general air of impenetrability. Age may have mellowed the maestro, for this version, while still challenging, is more accessible. Textures are more finely drawn; the delicate colorations of winds and plucked instruments, including a mandolin, are more sensuous; and a traditional French sensibility is more obvious. The singer, soprano Christine SchÃ¤fer, is more communicative, too: her high notes are smoothly produced, her lines seamlessly woven into the orchestral fabric. The voice is effectively an instrumental line in the work's structure, and texts are fragmented into discrete words and syllables. For all their importance, they occupy a relatively limited portion of the piece's 70 minutes. The crack instrumentalists of the Ensemble Intercontemporain are masters of Boulez's style, and it's hard to imagine a better performance of this modernist milestone. --Dan Davis
Country USA
Brand Deutsche Grammophon
Manufacturer Deutsche Grammophon
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 028947134428
Model 028947134428
ReleaseDate 2002-05-14
UnitCount 1
Format Import
UPCs 028947134428
EANs 0028947134428

Country	USA
Brand	Deutsche Grammophon
Manufacturer	Deutsche Grammophon
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	028947134428
Model	028947134428
ReleaseDate	2002-05-14
UnitCount	1
Format	Import
UPCs	028947134428
EANs	0028947134428

Pli selon pli

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