LOUBNÂN
16 ‘- 2006
for piano & instrumental ensemble
Loubnân
First concerto for piano, a little disconcerting, with a particular accord that hangs it in the sky, somewhere, leaning towards the East …
Loubnân (Lebanon for Lebanese) is a concerto for piano in two movements. When tuned in 3/4 of a tone, two notes color the entire score by affecting all others. No virtuoso effect, no dialogue, every act, every gesture is prolonged by the orchestra and finds its resonance somewhere. An incredible energy is released from this almost ascetic form where a single body appears, unified and put in vibration. The second movement is in suspension, inner reflection of the first.
title
Loubnân (Lebanon for the Lebanese)
set
1 flûte, 1 hautbois + cor anglais, 1 clarinette si b, 1 clarinette basse, 1 cor en fa, 1 trompette en do, 1 trombone, 1 piano, 2 percussions, 1 violon, 1 alto, 1 violoncelle, 1 contrebasse
percussions
vibraphone (+ archet de contrebasse, 2 timbales grave 76 cm et 71 cm, 1 xylophone, 1 marimba, 3 tams grand, petit, moyen, 1 daf iranien, 4 toms grave moyen grave, medium et medium aïgu, 2 glockenspiel, 3 cymbales petit moyen grand, 1 grosse caisse (la plus grave), 2 crotales , gongs : clé de fa (de bas en haut ) : sol (1ere ligne du bas) – do – ré – fa dièse – sol – sol dièse – la – si bémol – do dièse – clé de sol (de bas en haut) : mi (1ere ligne du bas) – do dièse – fa dièse – sol – sol dièse – la – si bémol
Premiere: March 25, 2006
Venue: Nantes – Graslin Theater
By: Michel Maurer, piano and Ars Nova ensemble, direction Philippe Nahon
Commissioned by Monique Velay
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