Dutilleux: A composer's century. Timeline.
‘Dutilleux is a living legend;
talk to him about Stravinsky,
Ravel, Prokofiev or Debussy
and he remembers!’
Valery Gergiev
Dutilleux:
A Composer’s Century
From Debussy’s impressionism,
Stravinsky’s neo-classicism through
to modern and avant garde music of
Ligeti and Lutos�awski, Henri Dutilleux
experienced first hand and participated
in the dramatic artistic journey of
European classical music of the 20th
century. Henri Dutilleux says of Valery
Gergiev’s progamme ‘to choose is
difficult and a challenge, but you will
be in good company!’
1894 Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi
d’un faune
1905 Debussy La mer
1899 Ravel Pavane pour une infante
défunte (orch 1910)
1909 Ravel Daphnis and Chloé
1910–11 Stravinsky Petrushka
1913 Debussy Jeux
1916 Henri Dutilleux born
1920 Ravel La valse
1928 Ravel Boléro
1929–30 Ravel Piano Concerto
for Left Hand
‘ I went to the rehearsal of his Piano
Concerto for the Left Hand in 1937.
I heard Jacques Février who gave the
first performance [in France], offer Ravel
words of encouragement but Ravel gave
no reply. He was already ill and died later
that year. I was a student so didn’t dare
approach Ravel; little did I know that all
the personalities surrounding him would
become my friends including Février
himself.’ Henri Dutilleux
1929–31 Ravel Piano Concerto in G
1930 Stravinsky Symphony in Psalms
1935–6 Stravinsky Jeu de Cartes
1938–40 Stravinsky Symphony in C
1946–48 Messiaen Turangalîla Symphony
1959 Henri Dutilleux Symphony No 2
1961 Ligeti Atmosphères
‘ The first time I met György Ligeti was at
the recording of his First String Quartet
Métamorphoses nocturnes; and we met
several times after that, most notably at
a tête-à-tête lunch organised by French
composer Francis Bayer in Paris.’
Henri Dutilleux
1964 Henri Dutilleux Métaboles
1985 Henri Dutilleux L’Arbre des Songes
05
1987 Lutosławski Piano Concerto
‘Even though we already knew each other,
I became better acquainted with Witold
Lutosławski during the recordings of his
Cello Concerto and Tout un monde lointain
with Mstislav Rostropovich. I had suggested
that Slava commission Lutosławski.’
Henri Dutilleux
1989 Henri Dutilleux Mystère de l’instant
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