David Chaillou uses the piano's middle pedal to create a sense of suspended time and explores contrasts like distance and proximity, empty and full, to achieve a "spectra-tonal" sound.
Performer Biography
Laura Mikkola has recorded the complete piano works of Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara, who dedicated several works to her.
Composer Biography
David Chaillou, a French composer born in 1971, trained at the CNSMDP (the French National Conservatory of Music and Dance in Paris) and the Sorbonne.
Performer Biography
Laura Mikkola, the Finnish pianist on this recording, has won several international competitions, including second prize at the Concours Reine Élisabeth de Belgique in 1995.
Composer Biography
David Chaillou's music is an original synthesis of French music, drawing influences from composers like Grisey, Dutilleux, Debussy, and Ravel, and the minimalist school.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Composer David Chaillou sought to evoke a blurring of past and present and freedom of imagination in his work "Légendes," creating an inner voyage for the listener.
Recording & Production
This album, "Légendes" by David Chaillou, is his first monographic recording, meaning it contains only works by him.
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