Musique A Grande Vitesse (MGV ) translates as 'high speed music' and was commissioned by the Festival de Lille for the inauguration of the TGV North European Paris-Lille line in 1993.The piece runs continuously, but was conceived as an abstract, imaginary journey- or rather five inter-connected journeys, each ending with a slow, mainly stepwise melody which is only heard in its 'genuine' form when the piece reaches its destination.Thematic 'transformation' is a key to MGV as a whole. Throughout the piece ideas - rhythmic, melodic, harmonic, motivic, textural - constantly change their identity as they pass through different musical 'environments'.The opening bars establish both a recurrent rhythmic principle - 9, 11, or 13-beat rhythmic cycles heard against a regular 8 - and a harmonic process - chord sequences (mainly over C and E) which have the note E in common. (Coincidentally, MGV begins in C and ends in E). A later scalic, syncopated figure (again first heard over C, E and A) begins the second section, featuring Brass, in D flat.The topography of MGV should be experienced without reference to planning, description or timetables. The piece's tempo changes and unpredictable slowings down bear no logical relation to the high speed of the Paris-Lille journey, while the temptation to treat MGV as a concerto grosso, with the Michael Nyman band as the ripeno, was resisted: more suitably the band (amplified in live performance) lays down the tracks on which MGV runs. / Orchestre

Composed by the Czech composer Bohuslav Martinü in 1927, La Revue De Cuisine is a ballet initially created for a sextet. This score was reviewed and tailored for an Orchestra.
This ballet, talking about the life of kitchen utensils, is divided in ten sections:
1. Prologue (Allegretto)
2. Introduction (Tempo de marche)
3. Danse du moulinet autour du caudron (Poco meno)
4. Danse du chaudron et du couvercle (Allegro)
5. Tango (Danse d'amour. Lento)
6. Duel (Poco a poco allegro. Tempo di Charleston)
7. Entracte (Lamentation du chaudron. Allegro moderato)
8. Marche funèbre (Adagio)
9. Danse radieuse (Tempo di marche)
10. Fin du drame (Allegretto)
The story focuses on the marriage of the Pot and Lid which is put at risk by the Twirling Stick, and the music features some strong jazz influences.
Bohuslav Martinü(1890-1959) also wrote 13 other ballets, 15 operas and 6 symphonies and some orchestral and chamber music.
Instrumentation: Clarinet, Bassoon, Trumpet, Violin, Cello, Piano. / Partitions classique / Ensemble et orchestre / Musique de chambre / LEDUC

Par HOLST GUSTAV. L'errance érudit, dernier opéra de Holst, a été écrit en 1929-30 : son titre original était 'Le conte de l'érudit Wandering'. Il fut créé dans The David Lewis Theatre, Liverpool, en 1934, menée par le Dr J. E. Wallace et produit par Frederick Wilkinson. C'était quelques mois avant la mort de Holst, et il était trop malade pour aller à la performance. Il n'avait aucune chance de réviser le score, qui est resté inédit jusqu'à maintenant. Il a laissé plusieurs crayon interroge dans les marges, tels que ' Tempo? ', ' Plus? ', ' Harmonie plus? ', etc.. Et dans l'un de ses livres-note qu'il quitte les requêtes sur plusieurs mots dans le livret qu'il avait des doutes sur. Les éditeurs ont répondu à ces requêtes en faisant quelques altérations en vitesse et dynamique et en suggérant des marques de métronome tout au long de l'ouvrage. Ils ont également fait plusieurs altérations dans le livret qui ils se sentent que Holst aurait pu lui-même s'il avait eu l'occasion de réviser le travail avec son ami Clifford Bax. Lorsque la perfor English Opera Group.../ Répertoire / Chorale