Tramages - Ensemble Mesostics (CD + DVD)

The CD/DVD ‘Tramages’ intertwines three different musical languages as it demonstrates the versatility of the Ensemble Mesostics. The specificity of the programme – four Trames by Martin Matalon, Interstices by Philippe Hurel and the Violon Concerto by Bernard Cavanna – is particularly linked to setting up a new and freer relationship between the soloist and the ensemble.

This recording offers the audience an image of stylistic diversity with regard to contemporary creations by highlighting a different soloist in each work: piano, horn, oboe, percussion and violin. Accompanying the CD with a DVD enriches the listening experience with a visual dimension: one can discover the Ensemble in rehearsal and recording sessions, as well as interviews held with the composers, the conductor and the artistic director.

Lucie Antunes, percussion
Amaryllis Billet, violon solo
Anne de Fornel, piano
Guillaume Tétu, cor
Julien Weber, hautbois
Ensemble Mesostics
Renaud Déjardin, direction
Jean Geoffroy, direction

Martin Matalon
1.    Trame IV pour piano solo et onze instrumentistes    14'13
2.    Trame VII pour cor solo et quinze instrumentistes    13'43
     Philippe Hurel
3.    Interstices pour piano solo et trois percussionnistes    13'50
     Martin Matalon
4.    Trame I pour hautbois solo et cinq instrumentistes    11'41
5.    Trame VIII pour marimba solo et huit instrumentistes    18'36

DVD
     Martin Matalon
1.    Sessions de répétition et d'enregistrement des Trames I, IV, et VIII    
     Bernard Cavana
3.    Concerto pour violon