Conductor Pierre Dervaux, from Ravel to El-Khoury. Last in a series of programs on Pierre Dervaux: the 20th century, from Poulenc to Prokofiev, Dutilleux and Tomasi By François-Xavier Szymczak

Presentation by François-Xavier Szymczack

” “His writing system integrates modal, tonal, atonal, diatonic and chromatic elements, guided by a strong dramatic and humanistic discourse. “It’s a cry, says Régis Campo, “where horns, timpani and brass fanfares convey a terrible battle. Here, the symphony’s tragic character is brought to its highest point, commenting on Aimé Césaire’s phrase: “Retirez, assassins du Christ!”

Excerpt: Révolte, 2nd movement of Henri Tomasi’s Symphonie du Tiers-Monde, inspired by a text by Aimé Césaire (1968)

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Régis Campo on the music of Henri Tomasi and his Symphonie du Tiers-Monde (1967) read by François-Xavier Szymczak: listen

Pierre Dervaux, in Henri Tomasi’s website: see