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The Sound and me #05 avec Guillaume Perret
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The Sound and Me #05 with Guillaume Perret

An insatiable sound explorer, Guillaume Perret tells us more about his relationship to sound, his way of working, his will to shock & surprise...

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Debussy et la Rhapsodie pour clarinette
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Debussy and the Rhapsody for clarinet

In 1909, Claude Debussy was elected member of the Conseil Supérieur du Conservatoire de Paris. As such, he was called upon to write two pieces for the clarinet class for...

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Sonny Rollins Bridge Project
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Sonny Rollins Bridge Project

De 1959 à 1961, porté par une quête musicale insatiable, le saxophoniste Sonny Rollins se retire de la scène et décide de s'entraîner presque tous les jours sur le pont...

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Claude Delangle, la sagesse du corps
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Claude Delangle and the body wisdom

Professor at the CNSM in Paris, Claude Delangle also chairs the Conservatoire's Sports and Cultural Association (ASCCV). Himself an adept of the Pilates, he invites each musician to take care...

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The Sound and me #04 avec Branford Marsalis
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The Sound and me' #04 with Branford Marsalis

For this new episode, American saxophonist Branford Marsalis evoked his memories with Art Blakey and Benny Golson, obsession with Coltrane's sound, Dexter Gordon's rhythmic placement, old recordings and his passionnate...

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Pierrick Pédron x John Coltrane : Countdown (rewind)
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Pierrick Pédron x John Coltrane : Countdown (rewind)

For Pierrick Pédron, the lockdown was an opportunity to work the saxophone in a different way and to conceive a crazy project: deconstructing a piece by learning it from end...

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Un choeur international de clarinettes Selmer
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An international choir of Selmer clarinets

If the experience of lockdown has been trying for many of us, it has also been the occasion for unprecedented collaborations between artists from all over the world…

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The Sound and me #03 avec Joshua Hyde
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The Sound and me' #03 with Joshua Hyde

As part of our program The Sound and me, australian saxophonist and composer Joshua Hyde invited to reflect on the relationship between the instrument, the music played, and the composer's...

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Inner voice, le nouvel album de Matthieu Delage
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Inner voice, Matthieu Delage's new album

Specialist of the baritone saxophone, Matthieu Delage is inspired in this new album by the magnificent cello and bassoon repertoire, but also unveils three new creations.

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Nicolas Arsenijevic sort INVENIENDI
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Nicolas Arsenijevic releases INVENIENDI

In his new album to be discovered today, the saxophonist pays tribute to Johannes Brahms' clarinet quintet in a version for alto saxophone and strings.

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