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PARMEGIANI, BERNARD - Matieres Premieres

Format: do-CD
Label & Cat.Number: INA-GRM INA_G 6048/49
Release Year: 2017
Note: rare material by the French composer (1927-2013) who belongs to the 'second wave' of musique concrete & electro-acoustic composers coming from the GRM, originally he worked first as a sound engineer for French TV in the early 50's... on CD 1, three so far unreleased pieces: "L'echo du Miroir" (1980-2008), "Adagio" (1980), "Un arbre... c'etait le mien!" (1987), on CD 2 a full disc of sketches and preparatory works for future compositions (30 indexes on CD 2!)
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"CD1 with three previously unreleased pieces, “L’écho du miroir” (1980-2008), “Adagio” (1980), “Un arbre… c’était le mien!” (1987).
CD2 with a large number of tapes of preparatory work for future musical compositions."


"A double CD featuring some incredible unearthed material from Bernard Parmegiani curated by François Bonnet. Starting as a sound engineer for French TV in the early '50s, Parmegiani has established a connection between sound and vision which he would explore to the deepest degrees after joining Pierre Schaeffer's Groupe de recherches musicales (GRM) in 1959 for a two year masterclass. With his first works composed in 1962 and released in 1969, he essentially headed up the 2nd wave of sonic pioneers, following the foundational musique concrète of Pierre Schaeffer and Pierre Henry into a brave new world of electro-acoustic (or acousmatic) sound.

On this 2CD set we find four pieces of immersive, visceral and shocking sound organisation marking the generational distinctions between his tutor's creations, and those of the next generation, now ready to inform future musical explorers." [Soundohm]