Toru Takemitsu, Archipelago S. - Ensemble intercontemporain

Toru Takemitsu
Archipelago S.
Ensemble intercontemporain
Matthias Pintscher, direction

Enregistré en direct le 01.12.2017 à la Cité de la musique
 2017 Heliox Films – Ensemble intercontemporain

Cette musique est d'une finesse, on sent bien l'influence de Debussy et de Messiaen, c'est d'une richesse harmonique incroyable, comme toujours avec Takemitsu, merci pour cette belle découverte :)

[markchiana]

What a great Ensemble! What a chance to have the Intercontemporain in this world as it is an ensemble coming from another world!

[MiloDC]

This is ridiculously well played. Easily in the top three renditions of this piece that I've heard. Bravissimo!

[davephillips]

So beautiful. The music itself, the performance... I listen to something by the Ensemble every day, they do not fail to breathe the spirit of joy into my listening life. Takemitsu, a giant, one of my true heroes. To the Ensemble Intercontemporaine: Thank you all for this wonderful interpretation !

[frankfeldman]

Takemitsu had the best ear of any post 1950 composer. Pilloried for writing gorgeous music, naturally-by those who couldn't.

[jonasstary]

Brilliant interpretation! The best I've ever heard. So sensitive... Thank you!

[mark-j-adderley]

East meets West. Elegant and exquisitely well mannered.

[latiaos]

Beautiful, I feel like directing something so nebulous as this would be very hard.

[jean-claudecontassot]

Tout simplement en un mot : splendide !

[PianistlavFastlovsky]

8:00 Horn player keeps checking the trumpet score, " ok, ooook, you better, 'cause you always change notes"

[FedericoBellini]

Takemitsu in un'esecuzione fantasmagorica...!

[jorgegarzaelli]

EL PIANO TOCA UNAS CUARTAS TIPICAS DE DEBUSSY. QUE HERMOSAS ARMONIAS!!1 DESDE ARGENTINA

[mark-j-adderley]

... and so what if the music reminds us of Debussy and Ravel ? What is wrong with variations in a new dialect on Debussy and Ravel ?

[SantiagoQuinto]

Messiaen y Debussy hacen un viaje al Oriente. Y se olvidan demasiadas cosas allí!

[earlrobicheaux]

Influenced by Debussy and inventively orchestrated and composed by Takemitsu.

[Uhor]

Should have played earlier Takemitsu like Arc, Asterism, Coral island etc, the late stuff is too weak/derivative of Messiaen