Mémoires vives

Featuring

Nestor Laurent-Perroto
Tristan Murail
David Bedford
Giacinto Scelsi
Raymond Murray Schafer

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Performer Biography

Nestor Laurent-Perroto, the guitarist, also performs baroque, classical, romantic, and modern repertoires in addition to contemporary music.

Performer Biography

Nestor Laurent-Perroto, the guitarist on this album, is passionate about contemporary music and improvisation, and is a member of the ensemble Next.

Recording & Production

The recording was made in September 2024 by the Audiovisual Department of the Conservatoire de Paris, with support from the Fondation Meyer.

Recording & Production

The album includes three improvised pieces by Nestor Laurent-Perroto, the guitarist, inspired by the composed works, the instruments used, and the acoustics of the Conservatoire de Paris.

Compositional Technique

Each piece on the album requires new ways of playing the guitar, often involving external objects or novel hand positions, to push the instrument's expressive capabilities.

Composer's Artistic Vision

The album explores rethinking the guitar's musical language, pushing its technical possibilities, favoring material listening to sound, and questioning the relationship with time and the stage.