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Leguay, Liégeon: Confluences, improvisations à deux pianos

10/21/2022, 21 Tracks, 1:06:57

Featuring

  • Jean-Pierre Leguay
  • Samuel Liégeon

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Album & Artwork

The album title, Confluences, refers to the threefold encounter between the two improvising artists, Jean-Pierre Leguay and Samuel Liégeon, and the piano designer Stephen Paulello.

Source: Booklet

Instruments

The album features two grand pianos by Stephen Paulello, Opus 1 (from 1990, 2.87m long) and Opus 102 (from 2015, 3m long), which has an extended keyboard with 102 keys.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Samuel Liégeon, one of the pianists, is also a painter and defines painting as an echo to his musical gesture, with the Renaissance and 20th century influencing both his music and art.

Source: Booklet

Interpretation

The two musicians, Jean-Pierre Leguay and Samuel Liégeon, share a common desire to shape the present moment in their improvisations, seeking adventure and pleasure in conversation.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Jean-Pierre Leguay, the other pianist, was the titular organist of the main organ at Notre-Dame de Paris from 1985 until the end of 2015.

Source: Booklet

Instruments

Stephen Paulello, the designer of the pianos used on this album, is the last independent French piano maker and systematically studies all piano components to create instruments that enhance musical expressivity.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

The recording took place in the amphitheater of Stephen Paulello's workshops in Villethierry, France, where his unique pianos are designed and built.

Source: Booklet

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