Credits:

Jean-Pierre Armengaud

Description:

French composer Henri Dutilleux. Throughout his life, he continued to explore his own unique sound, creating a new sonic language that was influenced by no one.This album features works spanning a 40-year period from 1948 to 1988, illustrating the evolution of Dutilleuxs style. The 1948 Piano Sonata is the largest of Dutilleuxs piano works and one of the most frequently performed. While he adheres to traditional sonata form here, he would subsequently attempt to deliberately turn his back on that form. The 1953 piano version of *The Wolf* is the worlds first recording of this work. Commissioned by Laurent Petits dance company and premiered in Paris, this ballet score depicts the tragic love story of The Wolf and the Beauty; this recording features the original version, prior to its expansion into a richly colored orchestral work. The Three Preludes are short yet tension-filled works th