Lament

Par PART ARVO. Arvo Pärt has been fascinated by the life and work of St Silouan of Athos (1866-1938) for many years. As early as 1991, the writings of Silouan inspired Pärt to his composition Silouan's Song, 'My soul yearns after the Lord ...' for string orchestra. Pärt's new work Adam's Lament is once again based on a text by Silouan, in which the monk laments Adam's pain over the loss of paradise. Silouan's sketches and writings are of great poetic power, and represent some of the most significant works in Russian poetry. The content and structure of the texts, which are sung in Russian, dictate the course of the music down to the smallest detail. Punctuation, syllable counts and word emphases all play decisive roles in the composition. 'For me, the name Adam is a collective term not merely for the whole of humanity, but for each individual, regardless of time, era, social class or religious affiliation. And this collective Adam has suffered and lamented on this earth for millennia. Our ancestor Adam foresaw the human tragedy that was to come and experienced it as his own guilty responsibility, the result of his sinful act. He suffered all the cataclysms of humanity into the depths of desperation, inconsolable in his agony.' Arvo Pärt To mark Arvo Pärt's Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Istanbul Music Festival, a new work was premiered at a concert featuring highlights from the composer's career: Adam's Lament for choir and orchestra. The piece was co-commissioned by the European Capitals of Culture for 2010 and 2011, Istanbul and Tallin respectively./ Répertoire / Chœur SATB et Orchestre à Cordes

Homage to Anish Kapoor and his sculpture 'Marsyas'. Par PART ARVO. Arvo Pärt about Lamentate: 'Lamentate is music for piano solo and orchestra. With respect to its form, however, the composition cannot really be described as a typical piano concerto. I chose the piano to be the solo instrument because it fixes our attention on something that is 'one'. This 'one' could be a person, or perhaps a first-person narrative. Just as the sculpture leaves the viewer with a light and floating impression in spite of its overwhelming size, the piano, as a large instrument, allowed me to create a sphere of intimacy and warmth that no longer seems anonymous or abstract. Overall, it could be said that my work is marked by two diametrically opposed moods. By way of slight exaggeration, I would characterize these two poles as being 'brutal-overwhelming' and 'intimate-fragile'. The two characters are not simply placed opposite one another, much rather being left to develop themselves in a conflict that runs throughout the entire work.'/ Répertoire / Piano et Orchestre

Un hommage à l'un des plus grands trombonistes jazz jamais, Voici un magnifique arrangement de J.J. Johnson ' Lament '. Dignement, les trombones sont présentés comme une section pour la première partie de l'arrangement, suivi d'un solo de piano. Une ballade merveilleuse ! / Jazz Band

Pendant mes années d'enseignement avec Natalia Flament au CRR de Paris, j'ai apprécié son engagement et sa connaissance de la danse classique. Nous avons recherché ensemble la plus juste harmonie entre le mouvement de danse et la phrase musicale. Chaque exercice à la barre comme au centre possédait son propre caractère : sensibilité, poésie, nuances, dynamiques, couleurs, puissance grâce à la capacité de Natalia de traduire les mouvements chorégraphiques en phrase musicale. Les retenues, les résonances, les accents, les anacrouses étaient en parfaite liaison avec mes explications et mes exigences de qualité de mouvement. La diversité de son accompagnement donnait à chaque cours une ambiance particulière. Le travail avec Natalia à mon sens n'a pu se faire qu'avec une grande complicité et compréhension émotionnelle.

The Birds Of Lament for Trombones and Percussion was composed by Bent Sørensen in 1996-97.Programme Note:Many years ago I heard the Irish myth about the Bird of Lament the bird whose cries at night augur the death of a sailor at sea. My piece is full of 'lamento' whereas traces of birds only occur sporadically.'The Birds of Lament' is the third piece in my trombone trilogy which also contains 'The Bells of Vineta' for trombone solo and 'Birds and Bells' for trombone and ensemble.The piece was written for the Ensemble L'Itiniraire as a commission from the Gulbenkian Foundation.Bent SørensenParts available: KP00553

Par SCHUBERT FRANZ. Contents: Angel of Beauty • Ave Maria • Death and the Maiden • The Erlking • Faith in Spring • Farewell, Our Love to Sever • Hark! Hark! the Lark • Hedge Rose • Huntsman's Even Song • The Maiden's Lament • Margaret at the Spinning-Wheel • Mignon's Song • My Sweet Repose (Du Bist Die Ruh) • Praise of Tears • Restless Love • Romance (Rosamund) • The Secret • The Shepherd'sLament • To Be Sung on the Waters • The Trout • The Wanderer • Wanderer's Night-Song • Who is Sylvia • The Young Nun. / Rép Classique / Répertoire / Chant et Piano

from A Time for Alleluia-Uses: Good Friday Holy Week Scripture: Isaiah 53:3 - John 1:11 - Matthew 26:21-22 - John 3:16-17 - Galatians 2:20 A moving choral lamentation for the crucified Christ is presented in this anthem for Good Friday. From the shadows of Golgotha this poignant paean weeps with emotion through expressive music and cries of Kyrie Eleison. The anthem is dependent on two soloists that soar above the dramatic choral. The classic chorale Ah Holy Jesus is a sensitive ending to the piece.