for piano
Stravinsky liked to present himself as an ‘‘inventor of music’’ rather than as a composer. In agreement with him, I believe that artistic creation is actually an invention, i.e. a process consisting of a combination of both intuition and intention at the outcome of which things are found out to fall into place. Hence each piece in my catalog could be called an ‘‘Invention’’, like the five piano pieces I wrote in 2002 and 2003, whose successive titles are: ‘‘Apesanteur’’ (Weightlessness), ‘‘Tombeau’’ (Tumb), ‘‘Sur un volcan’’ (On A Volcano), ‘‘Antienne’’ (Antiphony) and ‘‘Délire’’ (Delirium).
Despite contrasting characteristics, these five pieces are related to one another by some thematic link, whereby the final raving mood in ‘‘Délire’’ serves at once as a conclusive and recapitulative device.
They were written in 2002 and 2003 and dedicated to pianist Bertrand Chamayou, their first performer in the framework of Radio-France’s ‘‘Alla breve’’ music program.
composed in: 2002-2003
commissioned work for: Radio-France
premiered by Bertrand Chamayou, 2004
duration: 10’
publisher: Jobert
also in the repertoire of Pascal Godart
Bertrand Chamayou, piano
Radio-France 2004