CDXXI. BOULEZ, Pierre: Dialogue de l'ombre double

CDXXI. BOULEZ, Pierre (1925-2016)

Dialogue de l'ombre double (dialogue of the double shadow) (1985)
Alain Damiens, clarinet
Andrew Gerzso, electro-acoustic realisation
[scrolling score]
(18:13)

An awesome piece of music.

Boulez based the piece on the "double shadow" of Paul Claudel's 11-hour play The Satin Slipper. The clarinetist dialogues with his/her shadow, represented by a part of clarinet pre-recorded on magnetic tape and spatialized by means of loudspeakers dispersed around the audience.