Nemeton

Description

Dating back to the Celts and the druids, the nemeton designates a place where forces and energies crystallize. It most often refers to clearings where solemn or ritual actions were performed. The most famous nemeton is undoubtedly Stonehenge. An architectural marvel, Chartres Cathedral is built on a nemeton. In composing this piece for solo percussion, I wanted to describe such a "place" through sound. I feel a great fascination for the instrumentarium of this work: these are mainly instruments made of metal, wood, and skin that have no 'proper' resonance. The trajectories between the different tones condition and define the energetic charge, a bit like two beings, in the mad hope of a meeting, journeying by rushing toward each other," writes Matthias Pintscher to introduce one of the opuses of this monograph of works composed between 2000 and 2018: it also includes his violin concerto Mar'eh, Nur, concerto for piano and ensemble, Beyond, for flute, Verzeichnete Spur, Lieder und Schneebilder, Celestial Object I & II and Occultation.