Dutilleux: Tout un monde lointain; Dusapin: Outscape

by Victor Julien-Laferriere

Overview

Henri Dutilleux's Tout un monde lointain was composed for Mstislav Rostropovich and was premiered by him in 1970. There is no surfeit of cello concertos from the 20th century, and the work is often called one. Yet, it is, and it isn't. The work exemplifies Dutilleux's modernist take on the Impressionist tradition. The role of the cello in the five linked movements, each labeled with a quotation from Baudelaire's poetry, is not to contend with the orchestra but to add a distinctive flavor to a larger atmospheric event. One might call it a cello tone poem, and the performance by cellist Victor Julien-Laferriere and the Orchestre National de France under conductor Kristiina Poska is suitably mysterious and quiet. Pascal Dusapin's Outscape, which here receives its recorded premiere, treats the cello in a different way: as part of a directional dynamic. Dusapin says that he chose the English title because "I really like this word... basically it sums up the story of my work: the idea of fleeing to a different place, in order to understand, to discern, to try to see and hear what is further away." The description captures the mixture of abstraction and urgency in Dusapin's work, and again, Julien-Laferriere's performance is sympathetic. Alpha's engineers provide clear, immediate live sound from a pair of different performances. ~ James Manheim

Product Details

Release Date:	05/26/2023
Label:	ALPHA
UPC:	3760014198861

Tracks

1. Tout un Monde Lointain... Concerto pour Violoncelle et Orchestre~I. Énigme
2. Tout un Monde Lointain... Concerto pour Violoncelle et Orchestre~II. Regard
3. Tout un Monde Lointain... Concerto pour Violoncelle et Orchestre~III. Houles
4. Tout un Monde Lointain... Concerto pour Violoncelle et Orchestre~IV. Miroirs
5. Tout un Monde Lointain... Concerto pour Violoncelle et Orchestre~V. Hymne
6. Outscape pour Violoncelle et Orchestre

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Victor Julien-Laferriere   Primary Artist,Cello
David Robertson   Conductor
Yves Baudry   Music Direction
Didier Martin   Director
Orchestre National de France   Orchestra
Catherine Derethe   Music Direction
Kristiina Poska   Conductor

Technical Credits

Dennis Collins   Liner Note Translation
Lyodoh Kaneko   Cover Photo
Valerie Lagarde   Design
Henri Dutilleux   Composer
John Thornley   Liner Note Translation
Roxane Avice   Sound Operator
Pascal Dusapin   Composer,Liner Notes
Christophe Abramowitz   Photography
Remi Fessart   Technical Coordinator
Philippe Gontier   Photography
Delphine Baudet   Artistic Supervision
Kaupo Kikkas   Photography
Chris Lee   Photography
Christian Wasselin   Liner Notes
Jean-Baptiste Etchepareborde   Assistant Post Production
Amelie Boccon-Gibod   Editorial Coordinator
Louise Burel   Producer
Aline Lugand-Gris Souris   Artwork
Isabelle Chauvet-Fernandes   Artistic Supervision
Ines De Bruyn   Sound Operator
Lucas Derode   Assistant Post Production
Coline Soubieux   Artistic Supervision
Julie Derode   Sound Operator
Mehdi Fattah   Technical Coordinator