🇫🇷Henri Dutilleux ： Resonances

Dutilleux’s *Resonances* directs the ear less toward pitch itself than toward the way sounds overlap and fade away. The distance between the upper and lower registers, the contrast between the cloudiness and transparency of the harmonies, and the space created by silence shape the work’s overall flow. One of its attractions lies in carefully hearing the changes in volume, register, and sonic density from one passage to the next. In performance, the pedal should not simply be held down deeply throughout; it should be changed delicately according to how the sounds linger, balancing the clarity of each voice with its resonance. Even forceful attacks should avoid harshness, while the performer treats silence as part of the music’s sense of time.