Echos of the night: Weinberg & Dutilleux
We are focusing on the night in this episode of Harmonious, with music by Mieczysław Weinberg (1919-1996) (picture) and Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013). Weinberg’s Concerto for cello in C minor (1948) evokes darkness with melancholic and dynamic contrasts. Dutilleux’ Ainsi la nuit (1976) expresses the night in seven organically interwoven movements full of mysterious timbres. To conclude, the soundtrack from La fille du diable (1946), an early composition in which delicate orchestrations and subtle harmonies enhance the story’s darker intrigues.
- Miezcyslaw Weinberg: Concerto for cello and orchestra (opus 43) in C minor [1948]
Edgar Moreau (cello)
WDT Sinfonieorchester Köln conducted by Andris Poga
I – Adagio
II – Moderato
III – Adagio
IV – Allegro
- Henri Dutilleux: Ainsi la nuit [1976]
Quatuor Hermès
I – Nocturne
II – Miroir d’espace
III – Litanies
IV – Litanies II
V – Constellations
VI – Nocturne II
VII – Temps suspendu
- Henri Dutilleux: La fille du diable [1946]
Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire condcuted by Pascal Rophé
I – Prélude
VI – Épilogue
