17/12/2013 - Paris, Salle Cortot - Pierre-Yves Artaud (flute)
Written for solo ?ute, Le Tombeau de Christian Lardé (2013) repeats and extends the concluding phrase of Thuy Lâm..., Vô. The ?utist is requested to sing the sound "om" into his instrument - thus representing the Zen monk meditating with his shakuhachi? A symbol of Buddhism for Tôn Thât Tiêt, the E flat is the heart of the piece and carries this meditative and contemplative song to accompany his friend towards the other shore...
Laurence Bancaud
Excerpt from the CD booklet "Incarnations structurales"
Recording
1 CD Horizons, H070173, Incarnations structurales
Incarnations structurales - Le Tombeau de Christian Lardé - The Endless Murmuring - Mémoire des sons - Thuy Lâm,... Vô - Chu Ky III
Trio Salzedo:
- Marine Perez (?ute)
- Pauline Bartissol (cello)
- Frédérique Cambreling (harp)
