Prelude and Ariette, C'est Lextase Langoureuse (original prelude and Debussy arrangement)
for clarinter, violin, cello, piano, percussion, soprano
5.20 minutes (2008)
Performance: Marco Ortolani, clarinet; Duccio Ceccanti, violin; Vittorio Ceccanti, cello; Sergio De Simone, piano;
Maurizio Ben Omar, percussion; Elena Bakanova, soprano; Mauro Bonifacio, conductor
Accademia Musicale Chigiana, Siena, Italy
for clarinter, violin, cello, piano, percussion, soprano
5.20 minutes (2008)
Performance: Marco Ortolani, clarinet; Duccio Ceccanti, violin; Vittorio Ceccanti, cello; Sergio De Simone, piano;
Maurizio Ben Omar, percussion; Elena Bakanova, soprano; Mauro Bonifacio, conductor
Accademia Musicale Chigiana, Siena, Italy
This beautiful Aria was written by C. Debussy for voice and piano and is one of six songs in the cycle Ariettes Oubliées. During my stay in Siena I transcribed the ariette for clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion and voice, exposing Debussy's harmony through different instrumental parts considering a variety of possible colors. I composed an original Prelude to couple with the ariette, trying to match its dramatic placidity.
