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Matthias Pintscher Leads Ensemble InterContemporain in the Premiere of Chaya Czernowin's Fast Darkness II: freeze and melt in Paris

May. 01, 2021

Ensemble InterContemporain, under the baton of Matthias Pintscher, performs the world premiere of Chaya Czernowin's Fast Darkness II: freeze and melt on May 28 at the Philharmonie in Paris. Chaya Czernowin notes:

"Fast Darkness II: I freeze and melt is a sister piece to Fast Darkness I: I can see your turned eyes from inside your body. In both pieces there is a strong tilting and stretching or condensing of time. In Fast Darkness II, the idea of the orchestral color is extended to notions of white on white: a whole section where color has been taken away, sucked in. The cyclical but unpredictable movements of gestures spiraling out of control is incoherent with the idea of fire; its various atmospheres provide warmth and protectedness or a destructive uncontrolled force. The piece seems to look at the strange unpredictability of movement between these two states."


Listen to Chaya Czernowin's On the Face of the Deep BERESHIT (Genesis): Day 1 (2017):

(On the Face of the Deep/Chaya Czernowin/Ensemble InterContemporain/Matthias Pintscher)

To learn more about Chaya Czernowin, visit: schott-music.com.

Chaya Czernowin
Fast Darkness II: I freeze and melt (2020)
for bass clarinet solo and large ensemble
2.2.2.bcl.1-2.2.1.1-3perc-2 Keyb-str(3.0.2.2.1)
25'

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