witold lutosławski: three poems by henri michaux (1961-1963)
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“I chose the three poems by Henri Michaux after I had made a general outline of the work. The selected texts in turn influenced the development of details of the music form. The poem, its sense, its structure must have impacted the music of my work. Anyway, such was my intention. If I had acted otherwise, if the words of the text were to have been just another sound element of music, it would have been abuse, artistic insincerity or at least a misunderstanding”.
“The performers are allowed a lot of freedom in treating the rhythmic values of their parts. The point is to produce some highly complex rhythm and sound textures with the least technical difficulty for singers and musicians. The mind of each performer is therefore a factor which I strive to include in the set of means of composing. This attitude opposes a mechanical, abstract approach to sound. My attitude aims to restore the pleasure which the performer felt when reproducing a work of music. I try to make use of every performer’s individual strengths and capabilities and sometimes demand that they play or sing in a large group with such ease as if they were playing or singing on their own”.
© Witold Lutoslawski (Introduction to a 1965 BBC programme)
Witold Lutosławski (1913-1994): Trois Poèmes d’Henri Michaux, per coro e orchestra (1963) — ORF-Chor Wien e ORF-Symphonieorchester Wien diretti da Bruno Maderna (live Salisburgo 29.VII.1973)
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