Bryce Dessner, Raphael - Ensemble intercontemporain

Bryce Dessner
Raphael (2008)
pour deux guitares électriques et ensemble

Bryce Dessner, guitare électrique
Christelle Séry, guitare électrique
Ensemble intercontemporain
Matthias Pintscher, direction
Nicolas Berteloot - Emmanuelle Corbeau, régie son

Enregistré en direct le 24.09.2016 à la Cité de la musique - Paris

[lucasbretels]

I love this piece! Thanks for sharing. Merci.

[agustinavarece]

Oh my god. I'm sorry i can't watch pretty much of the video because my eyes's will is to remain closed
. Healing.

[williamyonts]

Absolutely incredible! Every second of the piece was so emotional, and the video itself is beautifully shot. Well done!

[AntonKuznetsovMusic]

Have to mention that the image quality is exceptional in this one. Who shot the video and did the editing?

[marcellodantedealmeidanune]

A presença do autor em parceria com Chistelle nas guitarras, deu um toque especial nessa apresentação sob a batuta do competente Pintscher. Uma bela e criativa obra "minimalista" contemporânea.

[jesusmauryvargas]

I'm sorry to be the 421th like on this video -that surely breaks something, it's 04/20/2020- but this is seriously amazing!

[inspirationallife]

On ne sent pas que le compositeur s est depasse pour ecrire ca. Dommage qu il y ait tant de compositeurs peu connu du public qui meriterait la chance de travailler avec un orchestre de ce calibre

[janh]

Sorry but this is in the mold of most ambient / new age music out there. Earcandy, not bad, but almost instantaneously forgottable.

[MarkDarnell-cqwy]

Honestly - for an ensemble that has been associated with Boulez, Dutilleaux, Varese, Messiaen, and even Frank Zappa - this static Fog music must be Mind-numbing!

[kokomanation]

B flat but great ambience Bryce Dessner is a genius

[victorgrauer]

Ah yes, the screwdriver handle on the guitar string. How intercontemporianian.

[elvislives-glrv]

I thought they were just tuning up for the real performance....

Wonderful piece, wonderful atmospheres and wonderful performance. Bravo Bryce!!!

[louischen]

it's not atonal! Rare contemporary pieces that does have a musical tone to it! Impressive performance for both, gives me this kind of vibe!

[spcfsu]

Les musiciens s'ennuient comme des rats morts, et nous avec. On dirait littéralement une pièce d'un étudiant en composition qui n'a jamais écouté de musique contemporaine de sa vie, mais essaie de rajouter quelques effets dans une musique platement tonale pour donner le change.
Quelle chance une telle pièce aurait-elle d'être jouée par un ensemble aussi prestigieux si le compositeur n'était pas le guitariste de The National ?

[sammyll]

It just does not work and nothing to really catch our memory afterwards. (Ironically, the most interesting (very short) passages are without the electric guitar.)

[karimaijala]

It starts like Quattro Pezzi by Scelsi, doesn't it? :)

[sinisterbotanist]

it's just post rock with orchestral coloration. snore.

[bowty_mcboatface]

Hey all you "cultured" geniuses: the emperor has no clothes.

[wolfgangboulez]

Why on earth is Ensemble Intercomtemporain playing this uninteresting tonal kitsch? Pierre Boulez must be turning in his grave at his ensemble playing such mediocre music composed by a guy who only gets all these big commissions as a 'classical composer' because he's a famous and successful rock musician...