Gérard Grisey: Le Temps et l'Écume, Les Chants de l'Amour
Avant-Garde | FLAC | Scans | 105 MB + 97 MB
Ensemble S; WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln; Emilio Pomárico, conductor; Schola Heidlberg; Walter Nußbaum, choir master
There is little doubt in my mind that Gérard Grisey is the most important French composer since Messiaen. He is, along with Tristan Murail, responsible for the 'Spectralist' movement in music, and is one of the greatest creative geniuses of the 20th century. Included on this 2008 Kairos release is a seldom performed 20-minute work for chamber orchestra, four percussionists, and two synthesizers, and a stunning work for twelve voices and tape.