Claire Booth, Ensemble 360 - Pierrot Portraits (2024) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Carnaval, Op. 9: II. Pierrot
02. Pierrot Dandy
03. Columbine
04. Pierrot: I. Pierrot: Andante espressivo
05. Pierrot: II. Columbine: Con frivolezza
06. Pierrot: III. Pierrot’s Serenade: Spettrale
07. Pierrot: IV. Harlequin: Con energia
08. Pierrot: V. Harlequin attacks Pierrot: Furioso
09. Pierrot: VI. Columbine rejects Pierrot: Molto meno mosso
10. Pierrot: VII. Harlequin’s Serenade: Sensuale
11. Pierrot: VIII. Pierrot: Andante espressivo
12. Pierrot, L 30
13. Les Rêves de Colombine, Op. 65: No. 3, Valse Amoureuse
14. Songs of Pierrot, Op. 4: No. 4, Nordpolfahrt
15. Die tote Stadt, Op. 12, Act II: Tanzlied des Pierrot ((Arr. for Cello & Piano))
16. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: I. Mondestrunken
17. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: II. Columbine
18. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: III. Der Dandy
19. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: IV. Eine blasse Wäscherin
20. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: V. Valse de Chopin
21. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: VI. Madonna
22. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: VII. Der kranke Mond
23. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: VIII. Die Nacht
24. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: IX. Gebet an Pierrot
25. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: X. Raub
26. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: XI. Rote Messe
27. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: XII. Galgenlied
28. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: XIII. Enthauptung
29. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: XIV. Die Kreuze
30. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: XV. Heimweh
31. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: XVI. Gemeinheit
32. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: XVII. Parodie
33. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: XVIII. Der Mondflek
34. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: XIX. Serenade
35. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: XX. Heimfahrt
36. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: XXI. O alter Duft



The figure of the clown has always had associations with the carnivalesque, masks and madness. The ability of Pierrot to be melancholic yet murderous, a trickster yet romantic can easily be traced back to the commedia del arte tradition of the 17th century. However, more interesting still is the older tradition of Carnival. Pierrot's ability to rape, steal, commit bigamy and suicide while simultaneously offering protestations of love or playing practical jokes is understood clearly within the context of carnival, that medieval Feast of Fools replete with drunken orgies on the altar table, indecent gestures, disrobing. The festival upends order. Fools become kings, appetites, both sexual and gormandising replace restraint. Pierrot represents human vice, he is outside of the law, and thus outside of sin. He makes us dream of a life which is purely sensual and freed from the yoke of conscience. Claire Booth and Ensemble 360 explore the fascination with the multi-faceted Pierrot by composers as diverse as Thea Musgrave, Debussy, Korngold, Amy Beach and, of course Schoenberg's groundbreaking Pierrot Lunaire.

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