Geneviève Girard, Jean-Marc Fessard, Fabrice Bihan - Girard: Le Cercle de la Vie - Eloge de la folie (2013)

Tracklist

01. Eloge de la folie (In Praise of Folly) (version for clarinet and piano)
02. Les Noces d'Orphee (The Marriage of Orpheus)
03. L'Effroi de la nuit froide (Fear of the cold night)
04. Le cercle de la vie (The Circle of Life): Prelude No. 1
05. Le cercle de la vie (The Circle of Life): Prelude No. 2
06. Le cercle de la vie (The Circle of Life): Prelude No. 3
07. Le cercle de la vie (The Circle of Life): Prelude No. 4
08. Le cercle de la vie (The Circle of Life): Prelude No. 5
09. Le cercle de la vie (The Circle of Life): Prelude No. 6
10. Le cercle de la vie (The Circle of Life): Prelude No. 7
11. Le cercle de la vie (The Circle of Life): Prelude No. 8
12. Le cercle de la vie (The Circle of Life): Prelude No. 9
13. Le cercle de la vie (The Circle of Life): Prelude No. 10
14. Le cercle de la vie (The Circle of Life): Prelude No. 11
15. Le cercle de la vie (The Circle of Life): Prelude No. 12
16. Le cercle de la vie (The Circle of Life): Prelude No. 13
17. Le cercle de la vie (The Circle of Life): Prelude No. 14
18. Le cercle de la vie (The Circle of Life): Prelude No. 15
19. Le cercle de la vie (The Circle of Life): Prelude No. 16
20. Le cercle de la vie (The Circle of Life): Prelude No. 17
21. Le cercle de la vie (The Circle of Life): Prelude No. 18
22. Le cercle de la vie (The Circle of Life): Prelude No. 19
23. Le cercle de la vie (The Circle of Life): Prelude No. 20
24. Le cercle de la vie (The Circle of Life): Prelude No. 21
25. Le cercle de la vie (The Circle of Life): Prelude No. 22
26. Le cercle de la vie (The Circle of Life): Prelude No. 23
27. Le cercle de la vie (The Circle of Life): Prelude No. 24

Anthony Girard is a unique voice in contemporary French music. He is at once heir to the tradition established by Fauré and Debussy, whilst he has also absorbed elements of Minimalism and oriental music. Poetry and mysticism are at the heart of his works, notably reflected in his vibrant Eloge de la folie (In Praise of Folly) and the mythic Les Noces d'Orphée (The Marriage of Orpheus), composed in 2004. Le Cercle de la vie (The Circle of Life) is an important set of 24 piano preludes exploring a circular inner journey.

Jean-Marc Fessard, clarinet
Fabrice Bihan, cello
Genevieve Girard, piano

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