Philippe Manoury; Claude Debussy - Resonances (William Fried)

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Composer: Philippe Manoury; Claude Debussy

1. Manoury - La ville (...première sonate...)
2. Manoury - Veränderungen (...deuxième sonate...)
3. Manoury - Etudes for Piano, Book I: No. 1, Spins
4. Debussy - Préludes, Book I, L. 117: No. 11, La danse de Puck
5. Debussy - Préludes, Book II, L. 123: No. 4, Les fées sont d'exquises danseuses
6. Debussy - Préludes, Book II, L. 123: No. 8, Ondine
7. Debussy - L'isle joyeuse, L. 106

William Fried, piano

Date: 2026

Label: Centaur Records

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Born in 1952, French composer Philippe Manoury is a pioneer in computer-assisted composition and real-time digital signal processing. After studying at the Conservatoire de Paris, he joined IRCAM in 1980, beginning a long-standing collaboration with computer researcher Miller Puckette. This partnership yielded the groundbreaking Sonus ex machina series, which introduced real-time audio processing and the programming language Max to contemporary music. Heavily influenced by serialism and spatial effects, Manoury's extensive portfolio includes orchestral masterpieces like Sound and Fury and Abgrund. He also shaped the next generation of musicians, serving on the graduate composition faculty at UC San Diego from 2004 to 2012.

Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, pianist William Fried is an acclaimed specialist in contemporary classical music, recognized for his expertise in French avant-garde traditions, technological integration, and complex notation. An Associate Professor of the Practice at Davidson College, Fried holds graduate degrees from the New England Conservatory and UC San Diego. His diverse career spans prestigious global festival appearances, critical praise for his technique, and an active recording catalog with labels like Mode and Carrier. Alongside Premiering new works and performing in an electroacoustic duo with Scott Deal, Fried remains an active soloist in traditional orchestral repertoire and a frequent local clinician.

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