Michel Fourgon: De proche en proche Alain Pire

• Michel Fourgon (b. 1968): Goethes fragmente:
• 1 Fourgon: Goethes fragmente 21:13
• Kasimir et son double:
• 2 Fourgon: Kasimir et son double: I. Kasimir 03:35
• 3 Fourgon: Kasimir et son double: II. Double 06:01
• De proche en proche:
• 4 Fourgon: De proche en proche: I. Le Saule marsault 06:00
• 5 Fourgon: De proche en proche: II. Le Bouleau 07:25
• 6 Fourgon: De proche en proche: III. Le Hêtre pourpre 05:46
• La Marquise de Saluzzo:
• 7 Fourgon: La Marquise de Saluzzo 06:37
• Les Mystères d’Aphra:
• 8 Fourgon: Les Mystères d’Aphra 14:19
• Total Runtime 01:10:56

Info for Michel Fourgon: De proche en proche

An album entirely devoted to the trombone - that's rather unusual! de proche en proche, Belgian composer Michel Fourgon's second monographic album on Cypres, features the instrument in a variety of configurations, in stages spanning some twenty years: from solo pieces (with Alain Pire as soloist) to concertos with symphony orchestra and choir (OPRL and Choeur de Chambre de Namur), via several chamber music repertoire arrangements and a surprising and delightful exchange between baroque (Les Agremens) and modern (ORCW) chamber orchestras tuned a quarter tone apart.

Accompanied by Alain Pire, his long-time collaborator, Michel Fourgon explores all the resources of the instrument in a joyful kaleidoscope with an aesthetic rigour that never distances him from what he considers to be "his" voice at the heart of the music of his time.

Alain Pire, trombone
Izumi Okubo, violin
Marcel Cominotto, piano
Jean-Marc Sullon, electronics
Thierry Istace, trombone
Camille Jadot, trombone
Nicolas Villers, trombone
Carl Delbart, tuba
Choeur de Chambre de Namur
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Liège
Les Agremens
Royal Chamber Orchestra of Wallonia
Christian Arming, conductor
Guy van Waas, conductor

Alain Pire
Trained at the Royal Conservatory of Liège, Alain Pire is a soloist at the « Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège » since 1978.

After having been a member of the « ensemble Musiques Nouvelles » and « L’Autre Trio » (with violinist Izumi Okubo and pianist Marcel Cominotto), he was the trombonist of the "Ictus ensemble" from his creation in 1994 until 2019.

His desire to take part of the living culture of his country and is at the origin of many creations by composers such as Claude Ledoux, Henri Pousseur, Michel Fourgon, Pierre Bartholomée, Alithéa Ripoll, Delphine Derochette, Gaelle Hyernaux...

He was quickly led to collaborate with the "Centre Henri Pousseur" for the production of Mixed Music pieces.

As a soloist, Alain Pire has performed at various festivals in pieces by Luca Francesconi, Georges Aperghis, Tom Jonson, Denis Bosse, Fabian Fiorini, Toshio Hosakawa, Jean-Luc Fafchamps, Pascal Dusapin, Igor Kefalidis, Michael Levinas...

Anxious to highlight the trombone in other repertoires, he participated at the creation of the « Quatuor de Trombones de Liège » (1983-1996) and the « Open Slide ensemble » (2012-2018) with which he revisits, transcribes, arranges and interprets pieces of the most varied origins and aesthetics.

He is a member of the « Ensemble A3 ».

As a pedagogue, he was successively assistant to the Trombone and Chamber Music Classes of the « Conservatoire Royal de Liège » from 1980 to 1987, Trombone teacher at the « Conservatoire Royal de mons » (1988 to 2001) and since 2001 at the « Conservatoire Royal de lège » where he created and conducted the Brass Department for many years.

He is a founding member of the International Stage of music in the Province of Liège (Spa).

This album contains no booklet.