Barraque's Sonata

[tucque]

I've heard a lot about Jean Barraque's Sonata for Piano, but have never heard it before.  Has anyone heard it before?  How do you find it?

[I Love Xenakis]

I'm so glad to see at least SOME interest in this sonata!

It really is a gorgeous piece if you're into post-serialist and avant-garde serialist music.  It's almost Debussian in how it uses timbre and color; more akin to say, Consollation from Boulez's Troisieme Sonate pour Piano than the technical and harsh Premiere or Deuxieme Sonatas.  The Barraque Sonate has a very mellow sound; much more accessible than most of his peers like Stockhausen and Babbitt.  As far as getting a recording I can upload the one I have in a couple days if you'd like, or you can buy it off of Amazon.  There is one really bad recording of it but I don't remember the pianist ><  I think the bad one was recorded by one of the Sorabji virtuosos.  Just make sure you don't buy that one XD

[pabst]

would love if you could post it skepto

[tucque]

Would anyone have the recording / sheet music?

Thanks!

[ryguillian]

Wow, how many times I thought of starting this topic.

—Ryan

[pita bread]

Was the recording I sent the bad one?

[I Love Xenakis]

Was the recording I sent the bad one?

Yeah

[pita bread]

I don't think that was played by one of the Sorabji virtuosi.

You still want those De La Nuit sheets?

[I Love Xenakis]

Wasn't it by Hodges?


And yeah I still need the sheets.

[tucque]

Sorry but did someone send the recording?  I don't see it anywhere...

[pita bread]

Hodges isn't a Sorabji virtuoso, he's a Finnissy virtuoso.

I believe the recording I sent was by Herbert Henck.

Is the one by Pi-Hsien Chen any good? The Boulez 3 is also on that CD.

[I Love Xenakis]

I think that's the one I liked.  Anyways, can you upload the Sciarrino sheets?

[pita bread]

I think some of the sh*t on the edges got cut off... proof it against a copy of the Gaspard.