Tracklist

Notations	10:43
1	I. Fantasque - Modéré	0:59
2	II, Très Vif	0:22
3	III. Assez Lent	0:56
4	IV. Rythmique	0:31
5	V. Doux Et Improvisé	0:51
6	VI. Rapide	0:26
7	VII. Hiératique	1:24
8	VIII. Modéré Jusqu'à Très Vif	0:46
9	IX. Lointain - Calme	2:20
10	X. Mécanique Et Très Sec	0:20
11	XI. Scintillant	0:39
12	XII. Lent - Puissant Et Âpre	1:09
Structures Pour Deux Pianos - Livre II	22:06
13	Chapitre I	9:00
14	Chapitre II (Pièces 1-2, Encarts 1-4. Textes 1-6)	13:06
...Explosante-Fixe...	36:43
15a	Transitoire VII - Interstitiel 1
15b	Transitoire V - Interstitiel 2
15c	Originel

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Espace De Projection

Credits

• Composed By – Pierre Boulez
• Conductor – Pierre Boulez (tracks: 15)
• Edited By – Mark Buecker
• Engineer [Balance] – Gregor Zielinsky (tracks: 15), Helmut Burk (tracks: 1 to 14)
• Engineer [Recording] – Hans-Rudolf Müller (tracks: 1 to 14), Jürgen Bulgrin, Wolf-Dieter Karwatky (tracks: 15)
• Executive Producer – Roger Wright
• Flute – Emmanuelle Ophèle (tracks: 15), Pierre-André Valade (tracks: 15)
• Flute [Midi] – Sophie Cherrier (tracks: 15)
• Orchestra [Ensemble] – Ensemble InterContemporain (tracks: 15)
• Photography By – Charlotte Oswald
• Piano – Florent Boffard (tracks: 13, 14), Pierre-Laurent Aimard (tracks: 1 to 14)
• Producer [Recording] – Christian Gansch
• Technician [Ircam/electro-acoustic Realization] – Andrew Gerzso (tracks: 15)
• Technician [Postproduction] – Frank Rossi (tracks: 15), Xavier Bordelais (tracks: 15)

Notes

Recorded at IRCAM Espace De Projection, Paris, June 1993 (tracks 1-14) and October 1994 (track 15).
This CD features the world premiere recording of the 1993 version of ...explosante-fixe... for solo Midi flute, 2 flutes, instruments and computer processing. The dedication of this work, conceived since 1971, reads: Afin d'évoquer Igor Stravinsky - de conjurer son absence.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
445 833-2	Boulez*, Pierre-Laurent Aimard · Florent Boffard, Ensemble Intercontemporain	Boulez*, Pierre-Laurent Aimard · Florent Boffard, Ensemble Intercontemporain - Boulez Conducts Boulez (...Explosante-fixe... / Notations I–XII · Structures II) ‎(CD)	Deutsche Grammophon	445 833-2	US	1995
477 538-5, 00289 477 5385	Boulez* - Pierre-Laurent Aimard - Florent Boffard, Ensemble InterContemporain	Boulez* - Pierre-Laurent Aimard - Florent Boffard, Ensemble InterContemporain - Boulez Conducts Boulez: ...Explosante-Fixe... / Notations / Structures II ‎(CD, RE)	Deutsche Grammophon, Deutsche Grammophon	477 538-5, 00289 477 5385	Germany	2005

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