Henri Dutilleux

Henri Dutilleux , born with Angers (Maine-et-Loire) the January 22nd 1916, is a Compositeur French.

Biography

Its pressing vocation, early discovered and intelligently encouraged by attentive parents, makes him first of all follow a traditional formation - piano, theory of harmony and counterpoint - to the Conservatoire of Douai before starting studies of composition near Henri Busser with the Conservatoire of Paris.

It gains in 1938 the First Price of Rome with the Cantate the Ring of the King . Before leaving for the war in 1939, it intensely looks further into the music of of Indy, Stravinski and Roussel. In 1942, Dutilleux takes up for a few months the duties of Chef of chorus of the Opéra of Paris and, in 1944, it is with the service of French Broadcasting where it is responsible for the service of the Musical Illustrations (testing ground for many young people musicians which will become famous). It leaves this work in 1963 to be able to devote itself entirely to the composition. In 1961, it is called by Alfred Cortot as professor of composition to the Teacher training school of Music of Paris then, starting from 1970, it is professor associated with the Academy. National Grand Prix of the Music in 1967 for the whole of its work, Dutilleux counts among the French type-setters most outstanding and most played of the 20th century, in particular by his wife, the pianist Genevieve Joy. Its fame is international.

It obtains in January 2004 the dignity of Grand-croix of the Legion of honor.

Henri Dutilleux received the Prix Ernst von Siemens the January 29th 2005 (at the 89 years age). This price, considered as the “Nobel of the music” rewarded, according to the jury, “one of the large artists of the contemporary French music” whose “organic” production is characterized by its “poetic clearness”. Henri Dutilleux is the third French type-setter (after Olivier Messiaen and Pierre Boulez) honoured by this price, which was allotted the first time, in 1974, with the British Benjamin Britten.

Great-grandson of Constant Dutilleux, painter near to Delacroix, Henri Dutilleux is also a friend of Maurice Boitel with the exposures of which it regularly went.

Principal works

Its work is primarily orchestral and comprises only one relatively small number of parts.

Sonata for piano (1947) created by its wife Genevieve Joy.
Symphony n° 1 (1951)
the Wolf (1953), ballet written for Small the Roland company.
Songs of edge (1954), together of ten songs harmonized for Chorus of children to three votes.
Symphony n° 2 “Double” (1959) where a reduced group instrumentalists answers a full orchestra. Order Koussevitzky Foundation for the Symphony orchestra of Boston, direction Charles Münch.
Métaboles (1965) five parts for orchestra, ordering of the Orchestra of Cleveland, direction George Szell.
A whole remote world… (1970) for violoncello and orchestra, according to the Flowers of the evil of Charles Baudelaire. Order Mstislav Rostropovitch.
Three stanzas on the name of Sacher (1976) for violoncello alone. Order Mstislav Rostropovitch.
Thus the Night (1977) for string quartet. Order Koussevitzky Foundation for the Juilliard String Quartet.
Stamps, space, movement or “the Starlight night” (1978) for orchestra, inspired of table éponyme of Vincent van Gogh.
the Tree of the Dreams (1985) for violin and orchestra. Order National orchestra of France for Isaac Stern, direction Lorin Maazel.
Mystery of the Moment (1989) for cymbalum, orchestra of 24 or 48 cords and percussions. Order Paul Sacher for the Collegium Musicum of Zurich.
the Quotations (1991) for oboe, harpsichord, double bass and percussions.
The Shadows off Time (1997) for orchestra and voice of children. Order Symphony orchestra of Boston, direction Seiji Ozawa.
On the same agreement (2002), night for violin and orchestra, dedicated to Year Mutter.
Correspondences (2003) for voice and orchestra, cycle of five melodies dedicated to the soprano Dawn Upshaw on texts of Prithwindra Mukherjee, Soljenitsyne, Rilke and Vincent van Gogh. Order Philharmonic orchestra of Berlin, direction Sir Simon Rattle.
Time the clock (2007) for voice and orchestra, dedicated to the soprano American Renee Fleming on texts of Jean Tardieu. Joint ordering of the Symphony orchestra of Boston, of the National orchestra of France and the festival Saito Kinen. Creation on September 6th, 2007 by the international Orchestra Saito Kinen under the rod of Seiji Ozawa.

External bonds

Discography of Henri Dutilleux (Information center of the Modern music)
Biography, catalogs works, discography
Interview of Henri Dutilleux (site Odb-opera)

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