Spectral Music

This week on Relevant Tones, we’ll delve into the music of Gerard  Grisey and Tristan Murail, two composers who base their compositions on  mathematic spectral analyses of the overtone series. Grisey and Murail’s  compositions originated the style of Spectral Music. Hosted by Seth Boustead Produced by Jesse McQuarters Gerard Grisey: Partiels (excerpt), WDR Sinfonieorchester of Cologne; Stefan Asbury Gerard Grisey: Talea (excerpt), Ensemble RechercheAbout Ensemble Recherche Gerard Grisey: Vortex Temporum (excerpt), Ensemble Recherche Tristan Murail: In Memoriam, Olivier Messiaen (excerpt), Marilyn Nonken, Piano Tristan Murail: Gondwana (excerpt), ORTF National Orchestra; Yves Prin Tristan Murail: Winter Fragments (excerpt), Argento Chamber Ensemble