Chamber music - Solo pieces with electronics

Ensemble Music

Brodeck (2021/2023) - Opera after Philippe Claudel

Eine schöne Müllerin (2018) - 'Doppelzycklus' for male voice and nine instruments

...liebe Farbe. / (Tombeau)

2020/2021

Recorded Live at De Bijloke Ghent - March 20th 2021
Recorded by MotorMusic

Commissioned and performed by I Solisti
Conduced by Manoj Kamps

(...to be listened to with headphones or good speakers...)

...liebe Farbe. / (Tombeau) (2020/2021) for fourteen instruments - I Solisti - Manoj Kamps

Vocaallab: Emilie De Voght (soprano) - Els Mondelaers (mezzo 1) - Esther Kuiper (mezzo 2) - Kevin Skelton (tenor) - Tiemo Wang (baritone) - Maciej Straburzynski (bass)

Ensemble Musique Nouvelles: Berten Dhollander (flute) - Charles Michiels (clarinet) - Kim Van Den Brempt (piano) - Pierre Quiriny (percussion) - Christophe Delporte (accordeon) - Jean-Pol Zanutel (violoncello) - Filip Rathé (conductor)

Les Aveugles (2011) - opera after M. Maeterlinck - Vocaallab & Musiques Nouvelles (cond Filip Rathé)

(...en attendant personne...)

2019/2020

Recorded Live at De Singel Antwerp - January 15th 2022
Recorded by Acoustic Recording Service (Yannick Willockx)

Commissioned and performed Flanders Symphony Orchestra
www.symfonieorkest.be
Conduced by Martijn Dendievel
www.martijndendievel.com

The full recording of (...en attendant personne...) was released on Explicit Records/Etcetera in October 2023

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(...en attendant personne...) (2019-2020) (excerpt) - Flanders Symphony Orchestra - M. Dendievel

Short excerpt of Nymphes des bois for string quartet (2021-2022).
Commissioned by Transit Festival
Recorded live at Festival 20/21 - Transit 2022

Performed by Quartetto Maurice

Nymphes des bois (2021-2022) - for string quartet (fragment 2) - Quartetto Maurice

Nymphes des bois (2021-2022) - for string quartet (fragment 1) - Quartetto Maurice

Live recording of Notturno for clarinet in A, violoncello and piano (2021)
Performed by bODEM (Niels Hap, clarinet - Jasmijn Lootens, violoncello - Ivo Delaere, piano)

Recorded by Yannick Willox at Concertgebouw Brugge
Commissioned by Concertgebouw Brugge for bODEM

Notturno for clarinet, violoncello and piano (2021) - bODEM live at Concertgebouw Brugge

Recording of Etude 1 for piano solo, performed by Daan Vandewalle.
Recorded by Yannick Willox (Acoustic Recording Service)
Recorded at Concertgebouw Brugge, June 13th 2022.

This étude is part of a larger series of études for piano solo. This recording, along with recordings of études 2  & 3, were included in the double cd (...à suivre...), published by Etcetera/explicit Records in October 2023.

Etude 1 - for piano solo (2020) - Daan Vandewalle (piano)

Excerpt of a new recording of (...sans rien dire...) for violoncello, five instruments and electronics, performed by Stijn Saveniers (vc) and HERMESensemble conducted by Koen Kessels.

Recorded by Yannick Willox (Acoustic Recording Service)
Recorded at Concertgebouw Brugge, September 23th 2020.

The full recording of (...sans rien dire...) is included in the double cd (...à suivre...), published by Etcetera/explicit Records in October 2023.

(...sans rien dire...) (2018/2019) - Excerpt - HERMESensemble

(es) - for 4 voices and percussion - (2009) - Neue Vocalsolisten & E. Chartier live at Acanthes 2009

Recorded live at Tonhalle Düsseldorf, 26/10/2014.

Luigi Gaggero (cimbalom) - Notabu Ensemble - Mark-Andreas Schlingensiepen (cond.)

(l'espace d'une page) (2014) for cimbalom and ensemble - L. Gaggero and Notabu Ensemble

Fragment from the aria of the local priest, Peiper, from Brodeck (2021/2023), opera after "Le rapport de Brodeck" by Philippe Claudel.

Thomas Blondelle (tenor)
Orchestra of Opera Ballet Vlaanderen conducted by Marit Strindlund
Recorded live at Opera Antwerp, 20/02/2024

Recording by VRT (Klara)

Text:

Mais il n’y a qu’un principe que je n’ai pas renié.
C’est celui du secret.
Le secret de la confession.

Je sais tout, Brodeck. Tout.
Et ce que ce « Tout » veut dire tu ne peux pas te l’imaginer...

Les hommes sont bizarres:
sans se poser de questions, ils commettent le pire puis ils viennent me voir
car il ne peuvent plus vivre avec le souvenir.
Je suis l’égout, Brodeck.
Dans mon cerveau, ils déversent toutes leurs sanies, toutes leurs ordures.
Puis repartent tout neufs et bien propres.
C’est parce qu'ils ont peur, Brodeck
qu’ils tolèrent mes sermons incohérents. C’est parce qu’ils ont peur de moi,
qu’ils tolèrent mes messes trouées de délires.

Vois-tu ce vin?
Avant la guerre, je ne buvais que de l’eau. et aujourd’hui ce vin est mon seul ami.
La guerre...
Un jour il m’a rendu visite.
Ca ne pouvait se terminer que comme cela, Brodeck.
L’Anderer était un miroir:
sans prononcer le moindre mot, il renvoyait à chacun son image.
Mais un miroir, Brodeck, ne peut que se briser!

English translation:

But there is only one principle that I have not renounced. 
It is that of secrecy. 
The secret of confession. 

I know everything, Brodeck. 
Everything. 
And what this 'Everything' means, you cannot imagine...

Men are strange: without asking questions, they commit the worst, and then they come to see me because they can no longer live with the memory. 
I am the sewer, Brodeck. In my mind, they pour all their filth, all their garbage. 
Then they leave, all fresh and clean again. 
It's because they are afraid, Brodeck, that they tolerate my incoherent sermons. 
It's because they are afraid of me that they tolerate my masses full of delusions.

Do you see this wine? 
Before the war, I only drank water. And today, this wine is my only friend. 
The war... 
One day, it visited me. It could only end like this, Brodeck. The Anderer was a mirror: without uttering a single word, he reflected each one's image. 
But a mirror, Brodeck, can only shatter!

Photo: Annemie Augustijns (OBV)

"Je sais Tout, Brodeck." Fragment from Brodeck (2021/2023) - T. Blondelle, M. Strindlund

Fragment from Brodeck (2021/2023), opera after "Le rapport de Brodeck" by Philippe Claudel.

Elisa Soster (Emélia)
Damien Pass (Brodeck)
Tijl Faveyts (Ulli)

Kristie Su (violin) - An Raskin (Bajan)

Chorus, Children's Chorus and Orchestra of Opera Ballet Vlaanderen conducted by Marit Strindlund
Recorded live at Opera Antwerp, 20/02/2024

Recording by VRT (Klara)

Photo: Annemie Augustijns

Brodeck (2021/2023) Finale Part 1 - Chorus and Orchestra OBV - Marit Strindlund

Fragment from the aria of Fédorine, from Brodeck (2021/2023), opera after "Le rapport de Brodeck" by Philippe Claudel.

Helena Rasker (alto)
Woman's chorus and orchestra of Opera Ballet Vlaanderen conducted by Marit Strindlund
Recorded live at Opera Antwerp, 20/02/2024

Recording by VRT (Klara)

"j'y suis entrèe, Brodeck" - Fragment from Brodeck (2021/2023) - H. Rasker, M. Strindlund

Fragment from the Finale of Brodeck (2021/2023), opera after "Le rapport de Brodeck" by Philippe Claudel.

Werner Van Mechelen (Orschwir)
Damien Pass (Brodeck)

Chorus and orchestra of Opera Ballet Vlaanderen conducted by Marit Strindlund
Recorded live at Opera Antwerp, 20/02/2024

Recording by VRT (Klara)

Brodeck (2021/2023) - Finale Part 2 - W. Van Mechelen - D. Pass - M. Strindlund

Titan for cello and electronics was commissioned by Concertgebouw Brugge, and written for Arne Deforce.
The first part of Titan was composed in 2019, and was premiered in February 2020. The second part followed five years later.
Titan was written in close collaboration with cellist Arne Deforce, who gave the first performance of the complete version in March 2024 at Concertgebouw Brugge.
The electronic part was developed in collaboration with Gilles Doneux & Lucas Lebrun (Centre Henri Pousseur)

Credits:
Arne Deforce - violoncello
Lucas Lebrun (Centre Henri Pousseur) & Daan Janssens (electronics)
Recorded live at Concertgebouw Brugge by Yannick Willox (Acoustic Recording Service)

(...to be listened to with good speakers or headphones...)

Titan for cello and electronics (2024)- Excerpt - Arne Deforce & CHP live at Concertgebouw Brugge

Brodeck (2021-2023) 
Opera in two parts after Le rapport de Brodeck by Philippe Claudel

Recorded live at Opera Antwerpen

Damien Pass (Brodeck)
Elisa Soster (Emélia)
Helena Rasker (Fédorine)
Werner Van Mechelen (Orschwir)
Thomas Blondelle (Göbbler/Peiper)
Kris Belligh (Schloss)
Tijl Faveyts (Ulli/Buller)
Josse De Pauw (Anderer)

Chorus, children’s chorus and orchestra of OperaBallet Vlaanderen conducted by Marit Strindlund
Jan Schweiger & Hendrik Derolez (chorus masters)

Staging by Fabrice Murgia
Photo by Annemie Augustijns (OBV)

Recorded by VRT

0'30": Introduction
4'10": Scène 12 (Göbbler, Brodeck, Chorus, Children's chorus, Orschwir, Anderer)
9'52": Scène 13 (Brodeck, Göbbler)
13'52": Scène 14 (Tutti)
21'05": Scène 15 (Buller, Oschwir)
26'30": Scène 16 (Chorus, Emélia, Fédorine)
28'00": Scène 17 (Diodème enregistré, Children's Chorus, Emélia)
34'12": Scène 18 (Anderer, Brodeck, later Fédorine, Woman's Chorus)
47'00": Scène 19 (Anderer, Orschwir, Brodeck)
52'38": Scène 20 (Orschwir, Anderer)
55'47": Scène 21 (Emélia, Anderer, Fédorine, Brodeck)
59'14": Scène 22 (Orschwir, Brodeck, Chorus)

Brodeck (2021-2023) - Part 2

Brodeck (2021-2023)

Opera in two parts after Le rapport de Brodeck by Philippe Claudel

Recorded live at Opera Antwerpen

Damien Pass (Brodeck)
Elisa Soster (Emélia)
Helena Rasker (Fédorine)
Werner Van Mechelen (Orschwir)
Thomas Blondelle (Göbbler/Peiper) 
Kris Beligh (Schloss)
Tijl Faveyts (Ulli/Buller)
Josse De Pauw (Anderer)

Chorus, children's chorus and orchestra of OperaBallet Vlaanderen conducted by Marit Strindlund
Jan Schweiger & Hendrik Derolez (chorus masters)

Staging by Fabrice Murgia

Recorded by VRT
Photo by Annemie Augustijns (OBV)

0'29: Introduction
2'50": Scène 1 (Oschwir, Brodeck, Schloss)
7'12": Scène 2 (Emélia, Fédorine, Brodeck)
12': Scène 3 (Chorus)
14'35": Scène 4 (Brodeck, later Göbbler)
20'18": Scène 5 (Brodeck, Orschwir)
27'40": Scène 6 (Chorus, later Göbbler)
31'09": Scène 7 (Anderer, Brodeck)
33'07": Scène 8 (Chorus, Göbbler, Schloss) 
35'48": Scène 9 (Chorus & Children's chorus, later Peiper - Brodeck)
47'30": Scène 10 (Brodeck - Schloss)
54'11": Scène 11 (Emélia, Ulli, Brodeck, Chorus, Children's chorus

Brodeck (2021-2023) - Part 1

Aton' & Armide - Benjamin Glorieux (vc.) & Sara Picavet (piano)
Centre Henri Pousseur (electronics)
Live recording: De Bijloke Ghent (28/05/15)

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(…nada.) for cello, piano and electronics (2015). Aton' & Armide & Centre Henri Pousseur

(Paysages - Études) I - Two miniatures for cello & piano (2010) - N° 2 - Aton' & Armide

(...dans son presque silence...) was commissioned by Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen

Here performed by Brussels Philharmonic conducted by Franck Ollu
Recording made during the 2015 ['tactus] Young Composers' Forum - Flagey, Brussels

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(…dans son presque silence…) - (2014) - Brussels Philharmonic cond. Franck Ollu

Audio Fragment from Menuet - opera after Louis Paul Boon (2016/2017)

Live recording Ghent Opera April 27th 2017

Cécile Granger (soprano) - Spectra Ensemble cond. Filip Rathé

Charles Michiels (clarinet) - Wim Van Volsem (bassoon) - Jan Van Duffel (horn) - Pieter Vandermeiren (trombone) - Gabi Sultana (piano) - An Raskin (bajan) - Frank Vaneycken (percussion) - Jan Sciffer (violoncello) - Lisa De Boos (contrabass)

Photo (c) Kurt Van Der Elst

Menuet (2016/2017) - Opera after Louis Paul Boon - Scene 12

Audio Fragment from Menuet - opera after Louis Paul Boon (2016/2017)

Live recording Ghent Opera April 27th 2017

Raimund Nolte (baritone) - Cécile Granger (soprano) - Spectra Ensemble cond. Filip Rathé

Charles Michiels (clarinet) - Wim Van Volsem (bassoon) - Jan Van Duffel (horn) - Pieter Vandermeiren (trombone) - Gabi Sultana (piano) - An Raskin (bajan) - Frank Vaneycken (percussion) - Jan Sciffer (violoncello) - Lisa De Boos (contrabass)

Photo (c) Kurt Van Der Elst

Menuet (2016/2017) - Opera after Louis Paul Boon - Scene 8

Audio Fragment from Menuet - opera after Louis Paul Boon (2016/2017)

Live recording Ghent Opera April 27th 2017

Tineke Van Ingelgem (soprano) - Spectra Ensemble cond. Filip Rathé

Charles Michiels (clarinet) - Wim Van Volsem (bassoon) - Jan Van Duffel (horn) - Pieter Vandermeiren (trombone) - Gabi Sultana (piano) - An Raskin (bajan) - Frank Vaneycken (percussion) - Jan Sciffer (violoncello) - Lisa De Boos (contrabass)

Photo (c) Kurt Van Der Elst

Menuet (2016/2017) - Opera after Louis Paul Boon - Scenes 20 & 21

Live recording @ De Bijloke Ghent - 17/11/2017
Recorded by vrt

Jan Michiels (piano)
I Solisti conducted by Etienne Siebens

(...à suivre...) was commissioned by I Solisti

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(...à suivre...) for piano and fifteen instruments (2017) - Jan Michiels & I Solisti - E. Siebens

Les Aveugles (scene 3) - Vocaallab & Ensemble Musiques Nouvelles live at Concertgebouw Brugge

Live recording @ Festival 20/21 Leuven
Recorded by vrt

Thomas E. Bauer (baritone)
Spectra Ensemble conducted by Filip Rathé

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Eine schöne Müllerin - Part 15 - Thomas E. Bauer & Spectra Ensemble

Eine schöne Müllerin - Part 11. Mein! & Part 12. Pause - Thomas E. Bauer & Spectra Ensemble

Eine schöne Müllerin - Excerpts from Part 1. & Part 2. Wohin? - Thomas E. Bauer & Spectra Ensemble

(...De l'Immense Infini.) - fragment for baritone and orchestra - Gulbenkian Orchestra Lisbon

Fragment of (Paysage en attente...) for two piano's and electronics (2019).
Performed by Pianoguide (Elisa Medinilla & Frederik Croene) and Centre Henri Pousseur.
The electronics were developed in collaboration with Gilles Doneux (Centre Henri Pousseur).
Recorded live at TRANSIT Festival 2019
Recording by VRT

(Paysage en attente...) - For two pianos and electronics (2019) - Pianoguide & CHP- fragment

(Into darkness) - for (electric) guitar and electronics (2020)
Performed by Nico Couck (guitars) and Maarten Buyl - ChampdAction (electronics)

Commissioned by Concertgebouw Brugge for the Angel Room Series

Recorded live at Concertgebouw Brugge (december 2020) by Maarten Buyl

(...to be listened to with headphones or good speakers...)

Daan Janssens

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