Born in 1959, Arnaud Petit studied with Luciano Berio. In addition to composing, he has taught at IRCAM, Stanford University and the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique de Paris. Petit's oeuvre includes opera, vocal, orchestral and chamber music as well as film soundtracks. Concertino Nervoso, the major work on this disc, is based on the dramatic potential of percussion. In it, a solo percussionist, played here by Fabrice Marandola, acts as a kind of deus ex machina. Pairing the soloist with electronics, Concertino Nervoso explores an imaginary link between percussion and various sound worlds, between live performance and it's computer double.

Tracklist:

Glassworks (1982): Opening Piece
Metamorphosis (1988): Metamorphosis One, Moderate
Metamorphosis (1988): Metamorphosis Two, Flowing
Metamorphosis (1988): Metamorphosis Three, Moderately Fast
Metamorphosis (1988): Metamorphosis Four, Flowing
Metamorphosis (1988): Metamorphosis Five, Moderate
Metamorphosis (1988): The Poet Acts
Metamorphosis (1988): Something She Has To Do
Metamorphosis (1988): I'm Going To Make A Cake
Metamorphosis (1988): An Unwelcome Friend
Metamorphosis (1988): Choosing Life
Metamorphosis (1988): The Hours

UPC: 723385339120
Label: Channel Classics
Release Date: 1.8.13
Format: CD

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