"All music is song." In Michel Meynaud's philosophy of music, singing is musical expression in it's natural state, an archetype of human presence. His works are permeated with melos. This affinity with song can be heard primarily in his choice of instruments for the pieces: a preference for instruments such as the violoncello and the double bass, which radiate sound "as if it is resonating out of the body". Meynaud also has a foible for solo compositions, in which the interpreter is "alone with his instrument, the notes and the music" and allowed to experience the freedom of isolation. However, Meynaud does not reduce the song to a simple Cantabile, but extends this notion to all facets of vocal articulation. The same applies to his instrumental music, where he intonates pre-verbal stammering, introverted murmuring and other affects by transforming them into sound: "comme un cri" stated in a recital direction which marked the climax of his piece Les Points d'Orgue de la Saint-Jean. These works are not only in the broadest sense of the word, singable, but also eloquent and dramatic.

Tracklist:

Sonatine For Treble Recorder And Piano: I. Prelude Et Double
Sonatine For Treble Recorder And Piano: II. Intermezzo
Sonatine For Treble Recorder And Piano: III. Nocturne
Sonatine For Treble Recorder And Piano: IV. Cordis Claudiae (II)
Sonatine For Double Bass
Viva Emiliano!
Chaconne: Theme I
Chaconne: Variation I
Chaconne: Variation II
Chaconne: Variation III
Chaconne: Variation IV
Chaconne: Variation V
Chaconne: Variation VI
Chaconne: Variation VII
Chaconne: Theme II
Les Points D'Orgue De La Saint-Jean
Faust I, 'Cello Sonata No. 1': I. Harmonies De L'Age
Faust I, 'Cello Sonata No. 1': II. Monologue
Faust I, 'Cello Sonata No. 1': III. Harmonies Du temps
Faust I, 'Cello Sonata No. 1': IV. Faust
Faust I, 'Cello Sonata No. 1': V. Harmonies Du Moi
Faust I, 'Cello Sonata No. 1': VI. Malaucene
Faust I, 'Cello Sonata No. 1': VII. Harmonies Du Nom
Faust I, 'Cello Sonata No. 1': VIII. Objet Trouve Avant Luis
Faust I, 'Cello Sonata No. 1': IX. Mecky's Chords (Alternative Version)

UPC: 747313219124
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 7.13.06
Format: CD

Meynaud - Chamber Music (Limited Edition)