for flute and piano
Among baroque composers, the partita takes the form of a series of variations on a theme exposed at the beginning; this principle is respected here in so far as each of the four sections of ‘‘Partita 2’’ uses the same thematic material in a different way. The first part, ‘‘Prophétique’’, is a flute solo cadenza which introduces the three main ideas one after the other:, first, a series of eleven notes, progressively taking shape around a pivotal low C, in a mysterious and incantatory atmosphere; then a repeated rhythmical motif on D6; finally, a phrase whose lyrical expression is in contrast with the violent rhythm which precedes it.
The next three movements develop these different ideas in the form of voluble and desultory variations in ‘‘Exubérant’’ (Exuberant), in a meditative fashion in ‘‘Recueilli’’ (Rapt in Prayer) and in brilliant rythmical forms in ‘‘Dansé’’ (As In A Dance). The flute concludes the piece alone, in a vanishing breath.
composed in: 1987
premiered in: 1987, Reims, by Bernard Lebon, flute and Aline Le Gall, piano
duration: 10’
publisher: Combre
discography : Marion Ralincourt (flute), Jean-Michel Dayez (piano), 2010
(La ballade des pendus, HORTUS 080)
This work was first-prize winner of the Kobe International Competition for Flute Composition (Japan) in 1987.
also in the repertoire of Chrystel Delaval, Claude Lefebvre, Young-Ji Song, Flavien Bassimon, Cyrille Duchez, Jean-Philippe Grometto, Marc-Antoine Houën, Jean-Pierre Pinet, Henry Vaudé…
YouTube I Prophétique
YouTube II Exubérant
YouTube III Recueilli
YouTube IV Dansé