Words and Music, the album
Pedro García-Velásquez takes Samuel Beckett's radio play and transports it to the virtual places he so loves to explore in his music. In King Croak's castle, the valets Words and Music rub shoulders with robot musicians and the artists of the Balcony, inviting the listener on a journey through time from which he or she will not emerge unscathed.
This recording is dedicated to the memory of Johan Leysen, who passed away on March 30, 2023.
LE BALCON
ALPHONSE CEMIN musical director JACQUES OSINSKI stage direction MAYU SATO flute STÉPHANE MINGASSON oboe ALICE CAUBIT clarinet MANAURE MARIN French horn PAULINE KLAUS violin ANDREI MALAKHOV viola ASKAR ISHANGALIYEV cello LOUIS SIRACUSA double bass NOÉ FAURE electronic music ÉTIENNE GRAINDORGE electronic music JOHAN LEYSEN Words JEAN-CLAUDE FRISSUNG Croak
1. small orchestra tuning up (07’08) 2. presentations (06’22) 3. themes (13’44) 4. together 1 (02’09) 5. the face (08’48) 6. together 2 (03’29) 7. end (04’06) Conception et suivi artistique par Baptiste Chouquet et Rémy Gassiat / b•media © 2023 b•records www.b-records.fr Made in LT LBM051 Durée : 45:46 min Enregistrement public le 5 février 2022 à la Scène de recherche de l’École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay, avec le soutien de L’Aurore Boréale.