Tristan Murail: the birth and death of sounds
Kate Molleson and Gillian Moore shine new light on the 'modern' music of the 20th century. This week, Gillian explores the world of spectralism and the music of Tristan Murail.
Kate Molleson and Gillian Moore present 91福利社 Radio 3's series exploring the pivotal 'modern' musical works of the 20th century, the groundbreaking composers who created them, and the radical cultural and artistic movements which gave rise to them. In this episode, Gillian explores the music of Tristan Murail, including a full listen to his piece 顿茅蝉颈苍迟茅驳谤补迟颈辞苍蝉. We will pay a visit to the studios at IRCAM in the 1980s, find out how French artists in the 1970s led to the development of a new modernist musical genre, and revel in the life cycle of a sound.
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Tristan Murail
顿茅蝉颈苍迟茅驳谤补迟颈辞苍蝉
Ensemble: Ensemble L'Itineraire. Conductor: Yves Prin.- Murail: Gondwana, etc..
- Montaigne.
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Eurythmics
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
- Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This).
- RCA.
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Tristan Murail
Gondwana
Ensemble: Ensemble L'Itineraire. Conductor: Yves Prin.- Murail: Gondwana, etc..
- Montaigne.
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G茅rard Grisey
Les Chants de l'Amour (1982-84) for 12 voices and tape: II
Ensemble: Schola Heidelberg. Conductor: Walter Nussbaum.- Les Chants de l'Amour (1982-84) for 12 voices and tape.
- Kairos.
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Dagar Brothers
Raga Mian Ki Todi
- Raga Mian Ki Todi.
- SONY.
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Jonathan Harvey
Mortuos Plango Vivos Voco
Performer: Jonathan Harvey.- Harvey: Tombeau de Messiaen.
- Sargasso.
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Corneliu Cezar
Aum
Performer: Corneliu Cezar.- Ziua F膬r膬 Sf芒r葯it.
- Metaphon.
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Per N酶rg氓rd
Voyage Into The Golden Screen
Orchestra: Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Oliver Knussen.- Gilgamesh - Voyage Into The Golden Screen.
- Dacapo Records.
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Annette Vande Gorne
Terre
Performer: Annette Vande Gorne.- Tao.
- empreintes DIGITALes.
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Tristan Murail
顿茅蝉颈苍迟茅驳谤补迟颈辞苍蝉
Ensemble: Ensemble L'Itineraire. Conductor: Yves Prin.- Murail: Gondwana, etc..
- Montaigne.
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Kali Malone & Drew McDowall
A Sound that is Alive
- Magnetism.
- Ideologic Organ.
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- Sun 7 Dec 2025 21:0091福利社 Radio 3