Ars Nova Ensemble Instrumental ; Philippe Nahon, conductor (1st, 3rd, 5th works) ; Arditti String Quartet (2nd) ; Garth Knox, viola (4th)
The 1st work for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, 2 violins, 2 violas, violoncello & double bass, all subject to electronic transformation ; the 5th for 3 clarinets, bass clarinet, 4 bassoons, 4 horns, violin, 4 violas, 4 violoncellos & 2 double basses (originally for Renaissance band).
Compact disc.
Program notes in French, English and German inserted in container.
Recorded at Salle Münch, Palais des Congrès, Strasbourg, Oct. 8-9, 1992 (1st, 3rd, 5th works), and at Sonomaître, Mulhouse, Nov. 5, 1994 (2nd, 4th).
Siècle, pierre, tombeau : for instrumental ensemble and electronics (8:51) -- Close : for string quartet (21:33) -- Wa-wa : for four french horns and four trombones (10:47) -- Fantasia bruta : for solo viola (8:48) -- Chants ténus : for instrumental ensemble : version with modern instruments and [live] electronics (14:54)