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Tristan Murail high-end composer

2022-02-10T17:23:42.349Z


At 75, the father of so-called “spectral” music and of works that are so many invitations to travel, is the guest of honor at the Présences festival at Radio France.


Don't talk to him about homage!

At 75, Tristan Murail may well come from a family of letters, he learned to be wary of words.

And this one, perhaps even more than the others.

“The tribute sounds a bit posthumous.

Or, at best, balance sheet.

Me, I hope I haven't finished what I have to do."

, he blurted out with a laugh.

Since the beginning of the week, and until Sunday, his haunting and fascinating music, based on the exploration and transformation of sound phenomena, crossed by the call of the sea and the quest for fluidity, is the object of all attention to the auditorium of Radio France, which has made it the main line of flight for its Festival Présences, dedicated to contemporary creation.

Featuring around thirty of his works, from the oldest to the most recent, including several world premieres...

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Starting with his piano concerto,

The Eye of the Cyclone, fantasy-impromptu for piano and orchestra

, in world premiere on February 13...

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Source: lefigaro

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