A portrait of Pascal Dusapin at the Messiaen Festival
From 21 to 30 July, the Messiaen au pays de la Meije festival will offer the rare privilege of discovering in just a short time the most representative works from Pascal Dusapin's rich chamber catalogue: the famous string quartets (nos. 1, 2 , 3, 4 and 7 by the Arditti Quartet, no.5 by the Béla Quartet), emblematic works for solo piano (Etudes by Vanessa Wagner), anthological lyrical cycles (La Natura del mondo with Barbara Hannigan, O Mensch! with Mitch Riley), concert pieces (Aria with Patrick Messina and the Orchestre national de Cannes) and choral works (Granum Sinapsis conducted by Nicole Corti)... without a doubt, never has such a list of contemporary masterpieces signed by the great Pascal Dusapin been presented to the public with such thoroughness and generosity.
Highlight of this very special moment: the "Carte Blanche" evening on 22 July, which will bring together Katarina and Milan Pala with those close to the composer in a particularly remarkable programme, as is customary at La Meije.
Pascal Dusapin - La Natura del mondo
for soprano & piano
July 21, 2022 - Église de la Grave
Barbara Hannigan, soprano
Bertrand Chamayou, piano
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Pascal Dusapin - In Folio
for violin
World premiere: July 22, 2022 - Église de la Grave
Milan Pala, violin
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Pascal Dusapin - Granum sinapsis
for mixted choir
July 24, 2022 - Église du Chazelet
Chœur Spirito
Nicole Corti, conductor
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Pascal Dusapin - Quatuor à cordes n° 5
July 24, 2022 - Église de la Grave
Quatuor Béla
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Pascal Dusapin - O Mensch!
unreasoned musical inventory of some Nietzschian passions
for voice (baritone) & piano
July 25, 2022 - Église de la Grave
Vanessa Wagner, piano
Mitch Riley, baritone
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Pascal Dusapin - Études pour piano
July 26, 2022 - Église de La Salle-Les-Alpes
Vanessa Wagner, piano
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Pascal Dusapin
Laps for clarinet & double bass
Ohimé (tribute to Betsy Jolas) for violin & viola
Musique fugitive trio à cordes n° 1
July 27, 2022 - Église des Hières
Camille Garin, violin
Nicolas Garrigues, viola
Marion Frère, cello
Takahiro Katayama, clarinet
Hae-Sun Kang, artistic coordination
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Pascal Dusapin - Quatuor à cordes n° 1 / Time Zones Quatuor à cordes n°2
July 27, 2022 - Église de la Grave
Quatuor Arditti
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Pascal Dusapin - Quatuor à cordes n° 3 & 4
July 28, 2022 - Église de Hières
Quatuor Arditti
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Pascal Dusapin – Open Time Quatuor à cordes n° 7
July 29, 2022 – Église de Le Monêtier-Les-Bains
Quatuor Arditti
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Pascal Dusapin – Aria
for clarinet & orchestra
July 30, 2022 – La collégiale de Briançon
Orchestre national de Cannes
Patrick Messina, clarinet
Tito Ceccherini, conductor
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Find the entire festival program with works by Olivier Messiaen, Iannis Xenakis and Samy Moussa