Flutist Roberto Fabbriciani continues his releases dedicated to the flute repertoire of single composers with works by Belgian composer Henri Pousseur (1929-2009). Previous releases on Mode featured Aldo Clementi and Bruno Maderna. As with the preceding Clementi and Maderna releases, this Pousseur release marks the first time Pousseur's works for flute have been collected in one recording. It is important to note that Fabbriciani had a long working relationship with the composer. The series of Flexions was composed in 1979 for the performance examinations at the Conservatory in LiÃ¨ge, where Pousseur had been director for 3 years. It aims to introduce students to the diversity of post-tonal harmonic materials without discarding any contact with tradition and the harmonic qualities of the standard repertoire. Two pieces belong to the category of open or mobile form works. The score of Ã‰clipticare (2001) is a proposal to be elaborated (completed). Fabbriciani has made two different versions, including extended playing techniques prominent in the contemporary flute repertoire but largely unused by Pousseur in his written scores. Ã‰clipticare builds a kind of bridge to Zeus jouer de flÃ»tes (2006), a score that is co-signed Pousseur-Fabbriciani for good reasons. Pousseur provided the tape (Hymne Ã Zeus ornothologue, extracted from the eight Ã‰tudes paraboliques, 1972) as well as a "plan of action" indicating the specific time-spans and the choice of instrument to be used according to the tessitura (from bass-flute to piccolo). All the other details remained in Fabbriciani's hands. This type of collaboration had long been part of Pousseur's practice and is also the outcome of his firm belief in the social and human importance of sharing. In addition to the flute repertoire, this release also includes Pousseur's Scambi for electronic tape, composed in 1957 and realized by Pousseur at the Studio di Fonologia in Milan at the invitation of Luciano Berio.

Tracklist:

Litanie Du Miel Matinal (Version For Flute)
Éclipticare (Ou Les Périples Constellés) [Version For 3 Flutes]
Éclipticare (Ou Les Périples Constellés) [Version For 3 Bass Flutes]
Flexions I
Scambi
Vers L’ile Du Mont Pourpre: I. -
Vers L’ile Du Mont Pourpre: II. -
Zeus Joueur De Flûtes (Célébrant Les Dix Octannies D’orphée Étoilé)
Litanie Du Miel Vesperal (Version For Bass Flute)

UPC: 764593031826
Label: Mode Records
Release Date: 1.31.20
Format: CD

Pousseur / Fabbriciani / Vidolin - Works for Flute (CD)