Couleurs d’un rêve
This work for violin, alto saxophone and piano takes us on a dreamlike journey in which the three instruments engage in an intimate dialogue and exchange phrases in a continuous line.
Performers : Christophe Robert (violin), Gilles Tressos (alto saxophone), Christophe Henry (piano)
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Excerpt 1 :
At the beginning of the work, the violin presents the first theme, which is then taken up in chords by the piano.
Excerpt 2 :
This is the coda of the work. The theme, played by the saxophone, unfolds above the colorful harmonies of the piano.
Fantaisie
This work highlights the virtuosity of the saxophone through its brilliant writing. The excerpt is situated towards the middle of the score. After a gradual ascension, the two instruments take up a vigorous, dance- inspired theme. Presented in various guises, the theme serves once again as a pretext for a number of ascents which lead the saxophone into its highest range.
Performers : Gilles Tressos (alto saxophone), Christophe Henry (piano)
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Sonate
Written for cello and piano, this work consists of five interrelated parts and a coda, each characterized by the use of one or more themes. Its brilliant, expressive writing gives the cello a special role.
This is a concert version.
Performers : Marc Benyahia-Kouider (cello), Pierre-Yves Jalicon (piano)
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Excerpt 1 :
The first part of this work highlights an expressive theme in the cello. In the excerpt presented here, the same theme is repeated in several variations.
Excerpt 2 :
The middle section of the piece opens with an elegiac cello melody, which is then taken up by the piano.
Excerpt 3 :
As in the first excerpt, the expressive theme reappears in several variations. Numerous ascending passages lead the two instruments to the coda, the final climax of the sonata.
Pour un vitrail imaginaire
Inspired by Henri Guérin's stained-glass windows in the chapel of the Institut Catholique in Toulouse, this work traces an open-ended path through the colors of the organ, pulsating with tension and relaxation. Various musical episodes take us on an imaginary journey that culminates in a happy ending.
Performer : Stéphane Bois (organ)
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Excerpt 1 :
This extract opens with a dance theme. Progressing into the upper register, it leads to a climax. This flash of scintillating color is followed by a highly fragmented musical passage, leading next to a calm episode in which two expressive themes stand out.
Excerpt 2 :
This highly expressive passage is a debate between a harmonic theme and an elegiac theme played with the organ pedal.
Excerpt 3 :
This episode features symphonic music, bright and colorful.
Excerpt 4 :
This is the ecstatic coda of the work. The upper melody travels over a large part of the instrument's range to merge into the final chord, a symbol of plenitude and serenity.
Diane, Séléné
Taken from L'horizon chimérique by Jean de la Ville de Mirmont, the poem "Diane, Séléné" depicts the theme of night through a delicate, subtle song about the moon, its emblematic star.
Performers : Stéphane Bois (organ), Viva Voce vocal ensemble (conductor : Henri Laval)
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Excerpt 1 :
In this excerpt, the organ and the a cappella women's choir exchange musical phrases.
Excerpt 2 :
This is the final dialogue of the work, with the alto voices evoking the "nocturne flamme" over a soft organ sound carpet. The music gradually fades away on the final chord, a symbol of peace.
Pour une étoile
This work for string quartet invites the listener to follow a path at the end of which lies a light. Divided into three main movements, the vigorously written first and third movements frame an expressive, elegiac moment. These contrasts of character culminate in a coda that draws to a close in the lushness of the lower strings.
Performer : Quatuor Danel
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Excerpt 1 :
Taken from the first movement, this excerpt highlights the debate between two themes, one a vigorous dance and the other suave and mellifluous.
Excerpt 2 :
This excerpt opens with a varied reprise of the suave theme, leading to the end of the movement, where the string layers are punctuated by the cello's pizzicati.
Excerpt 3 :
The first violin plays the main theme of this second movement.
Excerpt 4 :
Various expressive phrases are also entrusted to the first violin, while the other three instruments provide support with ever-changing accompaniment.
Excerpt 5 :
The last movement begins with a new dance theme, massive and bouncing.
Excerpt 6 :
The varied repetition of the dance theme is followed by a static episode in which short melodic motifs are played by the second violin.
Excerpt 7 :
A transition in which the first violin plays over a layer of expressive chords, leading to the coda of the work. During this ecstatic passage, the two violins exchange a contemplative melody.
