Violaine Cochard, the harpsichordist, has expanded her improvisation skills and feels freer to explore new musical territories with her instrument, encouraged by her collaboration with Édouard Ferlet.
Compositional Technique
The compositions on this album are characterized by Édouard Ferlet's rich and varied writing, encompassing melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic diversity, which creates coherence across different periods and styles.
Interpretation
The album features compositions by Édouard Ferlet, which are inspired by existing pieces ranging from the 13th to the 21st century, but are not direct imitations.
Instruments
Violaine Cochard performs on a harpsichord made by Marc Ducornet, while Édouard Ferlet plays a CFX Yamaha piano for this recording.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Édouard Ferlet, the composer for this album, aims to tell a story in his compositions, drawing inspiration from the human aspect of other composers or feelings evoked by music, often detaching from the original to enter his own world.
Album & Artwork
This album, "Plucked'n Dance", is the second collaboration between harpsichordist Violaine Cochard and pianist Édouard Ferlet, following their 2015 album "Bach Plucked Unplucked".
Interpretation
The duo, Violaine Cochard and Édouard Ferlet, emphasizes the quality of listening in their performances, which builds their ensemble sound and allows them to achieve a shared rhythmic breathing, sometimes sounding like a single instrument.
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