HENRI DUTILLEUX (1916-2013)
Trois Strophes sur le nom de Sacher for cello solo (1976)
1st movement: Un poco indeciso
Anna Sowa (*1987)
Diversions for Orchestra and Electronics (2022)
Commissioned work of the Basel Sinfonietta
Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013)
Mystère de l'instant for string instruments, cymbal and percussion (1986-89)
I Appels, II Échos, III Prismes, IV Espaces lointains, V Litanies, VI Chorale, VII Rumeurs, VIII Soliloques, IX Métamorphoses (sur le nom Sacher), X Embrasement
Louis Andriessen (1939-2021)
Mysteries for Orchestra (2013)
MARTINA BRODBECK, cello
PABLO RUS BROSETA, DIRECTOR
In the inspiring setting of the Museum Tinguely, the Basel Sinfonietta explores the mysterious aspects of music and sound. For the art of composing, too, is a kind of ceremony.
In his orchestral work "Mystère de l'instant," the French composer Henri Dutilleux set out to capture the mystery of the moment. Ten sequences represent a series of snapshots, each focusing on a different aspect of the sonic material. The term "mystery" must be understood in its broadest sense. What secret in the creative process allows an idea to manifest itself?
Louis Andriessen, a key figure in the contemporary Dutch art scene, wrote his "Mysteriën" for the Concertgebouw Orchestra to mark its 125th anniversary. This was a sensation, as Andriessen had been part of a group of troublemakers in 1969 who disrupted a concert by the orchestra, finding its programming anti-modern and reactionary. Andriessen only accepted the commission, which had been offered to him several times, after having a dream about his late father, Hendrik, who had himself composed works for the Netherlands' most prestigious orchestra.
The concert will open – after a short hors d'oeuvre by Henri Dutilleux – with a piece commissioned by the Basel Sinfonietta from the young Polish composer Anna Sowa, who lives in Basel, which aims to confront the live sound of certain orchestral instruments with electronics.
Pre-concert talk at 5:45 pm
with Mirjam Zegers, former personal assistant to Louis Andriessen and coordinator of Curatorial Practices in Music at the ArtEZ University of the Arts Arnhem, and Anna Sowa, composer.
Moderated by Dr. Matthias Kassel, curator of the Louis Andriessen Collection at the Paul Sacher Foundation.
In cooperation with the Museum Tinguely and the Paul Sacher Foundation and with the kind support of the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia and the Fondation Nicati-de Luze
World premiere,
Swiss premiere,
program subject to change.
Program booklet
