Bruno Mantovani - Troisième Round - Ensemble TM+ (2003)
Bruno Mantovani - Troisième Round - Ensemble TM+
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21th Century Classical - Contemporary | 2003 | Aeon
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XLD Rip | FLAC+CUE+LOG | Cover | 60'18 | 283 MB
21th Century Classical - Contemporary | 2003 | Aeon
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Ensemble TM+ - Laurent Cuniot, conductor
Sylvia Marini-Vadimova, mezzo-soprano
Vincent David, saxophone
TRACKS
01. Troisième Round (2001), pour saxophone et ensemble [20:38]
02. La Morte Meditata (1999), pour mezzo-soprano et ensemble instrumental [28:39]
03. Turbulences (1998), pour ensemble [11:04]
The three works here offer a fairly comprehensive survey of Mantovani's 1998-2001 output.
- The earliest one, "Turbulences" for mixed ensemble of twelve players, was completed in 1998 and first performed by Peter Eötvös. True to its title, it traces an often chaotic journey from the contrapuntal opening section to the dream-like, ecstatic concluding section, through a series of contrasted episodes, in turn almost static and wildly energetic.
- "La Morte Meditata", a substantial setting of Ungaretti’s eponymous six-poem cycle for mezzo-soprano and a small instrumental ensemble à la Birtwistle (three clarinets, piano and string trio), is an ambitious piece and a considerable achievement in its own right, and to my mind quite successful. It opens with a lengthy instrumental introduction stating the main material of the whole piece which the ensuing settings vary at some length and with a remarkable imagination. The red thread running through the whole piece is a number of words, such as ombra and morte, each being given its specific musical colour, so as to ensure some coherence in this otherwise quite contrasted and eventful setting, reflecting moods suggested by Ungaretti’s words. Mantovani’s lyrical gifts are much in evidence in the beautifully supple and flexible vocal part, for all its demands and technical difficulties. The setting, as a whole, is remarkably varied, by turns dreamy and angry, dramatic and meditative, in its response to Ungaretti’s verse. Mantovani conjures up a powerfully expressive sound-world from his seemingly limited instrumental forces; and his music abounds in many imaginative instrumental touches, always enhancing the words’ suggested moods rather than running against the stream for virtuosity’s sake. Indeed, expression and communication are clearly paramount, in spite of the music’s complexity, as is quite clear in the beautifully moving, hushed conclusion of the work.
- "Troisième Round", a concerto for saxophone and ensemble in all but name, obviously shares many characteristics with the other works here; but with a much greater freedom. The exacting solo part is present from first to last, and runs through the five interlinked sections, although the soloist in turn performs on tenor, soprano, alto and baritone saxophones. The overall impression left by this brilliant, often virtuosic piece, however, is that of a clear line with a clearly defined final goal. This is in fact the impression that one gets in the other pieces recorded here, particularly so in "La Morte Meditata" that journeys forth towards some final, albeit hard-won serenity.
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