Damiens, Alain

Pierre Boulez Conducts Stravinsky

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-04-10

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra; Fireworks, Op. 4; Etudes (4) for orchestra; Pétrouchka; Le sacre du printemps; Scherzo fantastique, Op. 3; Le...
Performers: Arrignon, Michel; Bryn-Julson, Phyllis [Soprano Vocal]; Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Damiens, Alain; Murray, Ann; Shirley-Quirk, John; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: ; Ensemble InterContemporain

This 6-CD set gathers together for the first time all of Pierre Boulez's Stravinsky recordings on Deutsche Grammophon. It includes the three great "Russian" ballets:...continue...

Alberto Posadas "Glossopoeia" / Ensemble Intercontemporain

1 CD / Kairos Music Production / 2011-03-08

Works: Alberto Posadas: Oscuro abismo de llanto y de ternura, for ensemble; Nebmaat, for quintet; Cripsis, for ensemble; Glossopoeia, for 3 dancers, 4 musicians, video & electronics
Performers: Auboin, Odile; Bevilacqua, Frederic; Bianchi, Lorenzo; Billard, Alain; Couturier, Eric-Maria [cello]; Damiens, Alain; David, Vincent; Descharmes, Alexis; Dufort, Jeremie; Favre, Samuel; Gendek, Beatr...
Conductors: Roth, François-Xavier;
Ensemble: Ensemble InterContemporain

Due to the style in which he combines his sonic material, Alberto Posadas’ compatriots often refer to his music as “Francophile.” Beyond the Pyrenees and...continue...

American Clarinet

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-01-26

Works: Elliott Carter: Concerto for Clarinet; Gra; Steve Reich: New York Counterpoint; Howard Sandroff: Tephillah, for clarinet and electronics; John Adams: Gnarly Buttons
Performers: Damiens, Alain; Rossi, Franck; Trouttet, Andre
Conductors: Robertson, David
Ensemble: Ensemble InterContemporain

EMI American Classics - Minimalism - Reich, Glass, etc / Thomas, Warren-Green, Wilson, London CO, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: Steve Reich: Vermont Counterpoint; Eight Lines; New York Counterpoint; Four Organs; Philip Glass: Facades; Company
Performers: Damiens, Alain; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Wilson, Ransom
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson; Warren-Green, Christopher
Ensemble: London Chamber Orchestra; Solisti New York

Minimalism was originally the word used to describe certain movements in the visual arts and design of the immediate post World War II period. Then,...continue...

Magnus Lindberg: UR; Corrente; Duo Concertante; Joy

1 CD / Accord Import / 2007-10-30

Works: Magnus Lindberg: UR, for 5 players & electronics; Corrente (Pour Ensemble); Duo concertante for clarinet, cello & ensemble; Joy, for ensemble & electronics
Performers: Damiens, Alain; Dizes-Richard, Maryvonne Le; McManama, Jens; Queyras, Jean-Guihen; Stochl, Frederic; Strauch, Pierre; Vassilakis, Dimitri
Conductors: Eötvös, Peter
Ensemble: Ensemble InterContemporain

20/21 Boulez: Répons, etc / Boulez, InterContemporain

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1999-04-13

Works: Pierre Boulez: Rèpons, for 2 pianos, harp, vibes, glock, cimbalon, orchestra & electronics; Dialogue de l'ombre double
Performers: Bauer, Vincent; Boffard, Florent; Cambreling, Frederique; Cerutti, Michel; Ciampolini, Daniel; Damiens, Alain; Vassilakis, Dimitri
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Ensemble InterContemporain

This recording of Boulez conducting Boulez comprises world-premiere recordings of the Maestro's revised versions of "Repons" and "Dialogue de l'Ombre Double". Using technology developed at...continue...

Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, etc / Boulez, Schäfer, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1998-10-20

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21; Herzgewächse, song for soprano, celesta, harp & harmonium, Op. 20; Ode to Napoleon, Op. 41
Performers: Boffard, Florent; Cambreling, Frederique; Cherrier, Sophie; Conquer, Jeannne Marie; Damiens, Alain; Desjardins, Christophe; Kang, Hae Sun; Nagano, Hideki; Pittman-Jennings, David; Queyras, Jean-Guihe...
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Ensemble InterContemporain

"...The three performances are in fact all very well played, but they seem to have become progressively more free and expansive, with a finer sense...continue...

Schoenberg: Suite, Verklärte Nacht, etc / Pierre Boulez

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1993-07-13

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Suite, septet in E flat major, Op. 29; Verklärte Nacht for String Sextet, Op. 4; Little Pieces (3) for chamber orchestra (no 3 unfinished)
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Arnaud, Guy; Arrignon, Michel; Caussé, Gérard [Viola]; Cazalet, André; Damiens, Alain; Dizes-Richard, Maryvonne Le; Gazeau, Sylvie; Ghestem, Jacques; Knox...
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Members of the Ensemble InterContemporain