A journey through countries, periods and styles on the theme of
dance. The themes and melodies are borrowed from Spanish, Turkish,
Russian, Italian, English, Hungarian and French composers, inspired by
folk music and dances.
Édouard Ferlet has used this music to compose new pieces, arranged
for harpsichord and piano.There are no direct quotations here, but a
thread which is woven between these well-known melodies and a new
musical vocabulary.
In each piece Violaine Cochard and Edouard Ferlet improvise freely,
each with their individual ‘temperament’ and sensibility. They work on
sonority, texture, the exploration of sound palettes, spatialisation,
phrasing, distillation. The two artists seek to develop sonic
possibilities, articulations, playing techniques and interaction between
their musical personalities. A special feature is their work on pulse
and tempo, with compound metres linked with the rhythms of folksongs and
dances, which are often in compound time.
Each piece is underpinned by an individual dramaturgy; the melodies
are immediately appealing because they remind us of something while
surprising us with jazz and contemporary arrangements.
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