The 'Trois moments musicaux d'après Corot' are inspired by paintings of Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, depicting scenes like 'Recollection of Mortefontaine' and 'The Church of Marissel'.
Compositional Technique
Castérède's 'Ciels' and 'Trois moments musicaux d'après Corot' explore modernist techniques, including twelve-note methods, aleatoric passages, and coloristic effects that blur instrumental lines.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Despite his career successes, Castérède never allowed himself to be restricted by a single style, incorporating influences from jazz, Latin American music, pop, and even rock, such as his 'Homage to Pink Floyd'.
Composer Biography
Jacques Castérède, the composer, was born in Paris in 1926, but his family originated from Barbaste in southwest France, and Occitan was his mother tongue.
Performer Biography
Cobus du Toit, the flutist on this album, is a South African native and assistant professor of flute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, who has performed internationally as a soloist.
Composer Biography
Castérède won the prestigious Prix de Rome in 1953, after successfully lobbying for a rule change that initially prevented married men from being eligible.
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