La Phœnix
Opus 25
Composed by a woman for a woman, La Phœnix, a piece for solo cello, celebrates the femininity of Nature, rebirth as a form of motherhood. The cello embodies a heightened awareness of life in resonance with the Earth.
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| Instrument family | Cello |
| Catalog classifications | Solo cello |
| Instrument nomenclature | violoncelle seul |
| Total duration | 00:07:00 |
| Publisher | Éditions Billaudot |
| Cotage | GB10653 |
| Total number of pages | 8 |
| Languages | French, English |
| Cycle / Level | concert |
| Musical style | Contemporary |
| Directory type | Original work(s) |
| Copyright year | 2024 |
| EAN code | 9790043106531 |
Description
Commissioned in 2024 by the Beauvais International Cello Festival under the impetus of Emmanuelle Bertrand, this piece was premiered on June 1, 2024 during a concert-reading entitled "The songs of the earth and of the living".
Élise Bertrand chose to write an arched musical form to embody the symbolism of nature's eternal rebirth season after season, but also of the mythical phoenix, rising from its own ashes. The phoenix, here feminine, also represents the symbolic relationship to woman, to the performer, and to the composer.
