Editions Henry Lemoine

In 1970, strongly influenced by Ligeti in an orchestral piece baptized Altitude 8000, I experimented with a sound continuum that boldly reintroduced, and not without some provocation, fifths, fourths,...

Where does the title Winter Fragments come from? As a rule I don't like naming a piece before I've finished writing it, like counting your chickens before they're hatched. The completed piece may well...

The title evokes the mythical name given by Sindbad the Sailor to the Island of Ceylon, which he discovers by pure accident on one of his voyages. This notion of accidental discovery is matched direct...

As suggested by the explicit reference to the first piece of volume II of Debussy's Images for piano, Cloches à travers les feuilles, of which it inverts not only the title but also the musical intent...

La Barque mystique (The Mystical Boat) takes its title from a series of pastels by Odilon Redon. Apart from anecdotal reasons linked to the circumstances surrounding the composition of this piece, the...

Deserts have always had a particular attraction for Murail. He has visited several himself and images pertaining to them often crop up in his work, a notable previous example being the large orchestra...

Written for trombone, string trio, piano and synthesized sounds played live on a MIDI keyboard, the piece is a sequel to Le Partage des eaux (1995), for large orchestra.The title was suggested by a pi...

To the north of New York city is a vast region of parks and natural reserves, studded with lakes, hills and forests. I live in a house there, largely open to the outside world, composed of trees, a la...