22.01.1916 Angers - 22.05.2013 Paris

"Le travail de composition est quelque chose de très secret." ("The act of composing is something very secret")
Henri Dutilleux
(Quote: Interview about his wife Geneviève Joy; Source: www.ina.fr)

Henri Dutilleux is one of the most important French composers of the second half of the 20th century. His early music is characterized by a still neoclassical playfulness and looseness, while his later works convey a deep richness of sound fantasy. His most important compositions for piano include his early piano sonata (1948), which was premiered by his wife, the magnificent pianist Geneviève Joy, the 3 great Preludes (1973/77/88) and the "Figures of Resonances" for 2 pianos. The chamber music work most frequently played is his virtuoso Sonatine for flute and piano (1943).

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Sonata for Piano (1948)
Geneviève Joy - piano (1958)

Figures of Resonance (1970)
Geneviève Joy & Henri Dutilleux - piano

Au Gré des Ondes (1946)
Vincent Mussat - piano

3 Préudes (1973/77/88) 
D’ombre et de silence - 1973
Sur un même accord - 1977
Le jeu des contraires - 1988

Maroussia Gentet - piano

Sonatine for Flute and Piano (1943)
Emanuel Pahud - flute & Eric Le Sage - piano

Complete recordings of the piano works:

Anne Queffélec - piano
2012 EMI Records

John Chen - piano
Naxos 2007

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Henri Dutilleux: Composer of the Week No. 31 / September 2019
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