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Pierre Boulez: Domaines

With Mark van de Wiel (clarinet) and the London Sinfonietta conducted by Thierry Fischer. β€˜Domaines’ is scored for solo clarinet and six instrumental groupings; there is a spatial element to the work, which consists of two parts, β€˜Original’ and β€˜Miroir’ (Mirror), as the groupings are laid out on stage at the six points of a hexagon: in the first part, the solo clarinet determines the order of the material and moves between the individual instrumental groups, which perform the music introduced by the soloist. The β€˜Miroir’ section reverses the process, with the groups playing their material before the soloist, in β€˜mirror’ order, so the completed work is a perfect musical palindrome.

Duration:

19 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Performer London Sinfonietta
Performer Mark van de Wiel
Performer Thierry Fischer

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