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Karol BEFFA

A suite of pieces for piano, with nods to Ravel, the Groupe des Six, Beethoven's Diabelli Variations ...

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Instrument family Piano
Catalog classifications Collection and separate works
Instrument nomenclature piano seul
Total duration 00:15:00
Publisher Éditions Billaudot
Cotage GB10593
Total number of pages 24
Languages French, English
Cycle / Level concert
Musical style Contemporary
Directory type Original work(s)
Copyright year 2025
EAN code 9790043105930
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Following the model of family portraits that many painters have practiced, I imagined this suite of piano pieces at the request of Mathieu Laine, who wanted to reunite with his family in a single musical memory, and thus pay homage to his wife Alix, his mother Aline, and the six children of their couple. I sprinkled this collection with winks to Ravel, the Groupe des Six, Beethoven's Diabelli Variations ... To convey the variety of characters set to music, I used a tone that was sometimes consoling, sometimes playful, sometimes favoring tenderness, sometimes dynamism, even overflowing energy ...


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Mathieu LAINE
Creative note
Premiered on November, 23th 2024 at the Château de Saint-Cyr (Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or, France) by Bertrand Chamayou.

List of titles

1. Wedding Day, pour Alix
2. Le Ludion, pour Hector
3. La Vallée des cloches, pour Aurélien
4. Les Automates, pour Balthazar
5. Music Box, pour Vanina
6. Consolation, pour Victoria
7. Diabelli menthe, pour Mathieu
8. Berceuse, pour Allegra
9. «Le Vivace et le bel aujourd’hui», pour Aline