Within Réso[nances], one month of creation in Lille, Tourcoing, Villeneuve d’Ascq

This work by the Swiss composer Jürg Frey (born 1953) is one of the most beautiful pieces of contemporary minimalism. With his luminous and highly visual commentary, the communicative enthusiasm of Jean-Luc Plouvier, artistic director of Ictus, for this simple yet radical music is sure to make converts of us all. The quartet sets in play the strange bowing techniques that make each chord seem like a long breath, to which the players add the murmur of their voices — notably the viola da gambist Eva Reiter (who recently joined Ictus). When silence roars like thunder ...

Solistes d’Ictus
Igor Semenoff violin
Jeroen Robbrecht violin
Eva Reiter viola da gamba
Geert De Bièvre cello
Jean-Luc Plouvier comments