Pierre Boulez - Domaines
reissued on CD in 1988, original release date 1971 (likely copied from a vinyl copy)
performed by Ensemble Musique Vivante under the direction of Diego Masson
clarinet solo: Michel Portal
...originally intended for solo clarinet when it was premiered in 1968. Two years later, Pierre Boulez adopted a circular arrangement made up of six instrumental units, with the clarinet as the sixth of these. The result is a structure in two large sections - original and mirror - directly derived from the dialogue between 'the protagonists' (in this case, Michel Portal) and each of the groups of instruments. (notes taken from 2001 reissue)
Tracklisting:
1. Premiere Partie {15:38}
2. Seconde Partie {14:38}
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It should be mentioned that there's some crackling noise throughout the CD when the clarinet is played at high notes especially on "Seconde Partie". Clearly, whoever mastered or engineered this should have done a better job. However, there are no issues I noticed with the recording of the other instruments.
ReplyDeleteI have the CD and just had a quick listen - no major issues, but you're right, there are some noises at the high notes of the clarinet, at first I thought they might come from the clarinet flaps, but probably not. The CD came out in 1988 when the technology of CD's were still in their kid shoes.
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Thanks for letting me know about your CD copy. Interesting that you mention CD technology when CDs were still relatively new, now that the CD format is very close to becoming obsolete.
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