An impromptu is a piece of music composed without preparation and established according to a free plan of structure. These impromptus for string quartet (violins, viola and cello) are separated into two series depending on their tonality (C major or E major). Each impromptu contains a leitmotiv exposed at least two times by piece with variations and different developments. Emphasis was put on the dynamism of the developments.

Impromptu No.6 in E Major

Impromptu No.5 in C Major

Impromptu No.4 in C Major

Impromptu No.3  in C Major

Impromptu No.2 in C Major

Impromptu No.1 in C Major

With this minor mode symphony, I wished expressing what may suggest the notion of memory in the Old World, the suffocating weight of history supporting it and the reflexive duties fallen to Europe in transmitting a heritage and a thought that is often seen as a material and a reference in the way human kind considers himself.

Allegro Vivace

Larghetto con Anima

Andante Cantabile

Adagio - Allegro Agitato

Thierry Cassagneau