Am茅riques; Arcana; D茅serts; Ionisation

by Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Pierre Boulez

Am茅riques; Arcana; D茅serts; Ionisation cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 June 2001
  • Label: Deutsche Grammophon
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:07:56
  • Community rating: 3.74/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Pierre Boulez conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in the four orchestral works that define Var猫se's output, from the vast forces of 'Am茅riques' to the percussion ensemble of 'Ionisation'. The recording is a document of Boulez's long advocacy for Var猫se within the modernist canon.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, instrumental, orchestral, complex, melodic, modern

Tracklist

  1. Var猫se: Am茅riques (25:12)
  2. Var猫se: Arcana (19:42)
  3. D茅serts : Var猫se: D茅serts: Parts 1-4 with Interpolations of Organized Sound 1-3 (17:11)
  4. Var猫se: Ionisation (5:51)

Credits

  • Pierre Boulez - primary artist, conductor
  • Edgard Var猫se - primary artist, composed by
  • Jackson Pollock - cover, artwork
  • Hartmut Pfeiffer - art direction
  • Oliver Curdt - edited by
  • Jobst Eberhardt - engineer [recording]
  • Stephan Flock - engineer [recording]
  • Ulrich Vette - engineer [tonmeister]
  • Roger Wright - executive-producer
  • Giselher Schubert - liner notes
  • Paul Griffiths - liner notes
  • Pierre Gervasoni - liner notes
  • Helmut Burk - producer [recording]
  • Karl-August Naegler - producer [recording]

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