Clip
This clip, lasting 24 minutes total, presents a recording of "Jeux de Quartes", a concertino for harp and orchestra, by Michel Perrault.

Structure
In "Jeux de Quartes", his concertino for harp and orchestra, playing with the similarly sounding French terms "Quartes" (the musical fourth interval) and "Cartes" (playing cards). Michel Perrault uses card game terms to name the different sections, with the introduction named «La donnée» (the Deal), followed by six «Jeux» (Games) or variations, before the «Nouvelle donnée» (The New Deal), which precedes the «Grand jeu» (Great play) and the finale.

Treatment
In this non-descriptive, structured, deep, expressive, and sensitive composition with a classical harmonic development, and written in a very contemporary musical language, with is creative magic, the composer plays with "fourth" intervals, often harmonically "forbidden".

Performance
Written for Harp and Orchestra, "Jeux de quartes" requires great virtuosity from the soloist, here brilliantly assumed by Ms Marie (Emma) Iösch-Lorcini (Marie Iösch), well known Canadian Harpist, accompanied by the orchestra conducted by Michel Perrault.

More information
The MichelPerrault.com Web site offers recordings from some of Michel Perrault's (1925-2010) compositions, allowing better discovery of this original and diversified repertoire. The site also provides a biography, clips, and a works catalog.

Scores
Scores and additional information are available at MichelPerrault.com.

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