Description
Lasting 8 minutes, the two Fantaisies for organ and flute op. 93 were composed in February 2020. They were commissioned by the Festival de Chaillol and are dedicated to Sophie and Thierry Bois. Concerning the organ, the three sound planes follow generally the indications of dynamics and it is possible to play the fantaisies with a two keyboards organ.
The first fantasy, lasting 4 min 30, is melodic and expressive. The organ plays the main theme taken up by the flute in bar 6. From bar 13 to 36, a development of the theme is proposed, divided into three sections: First section: from bar 13 to bar 18, second section: from bar 19 to bar 27, third section: from bar 28 to bar 36. After a re-exposure to bar 37, a new development is proposed, up to measure 45. The coda concludes the movement in a bright atmosphere in the third time of bar 45.
The second fantasy, lasting 3.5 minutes, is characterized by the liveliness of its theme exposed to the flute. Dynamic and rhythmic, it highlights the dialogue between the two instruments. After a transition (bars 27 to 34), a second part offers a development of theme A. It is written from bar 35 to 54. Theme B, with a more melodic style, is exposed from bars 55 to 71. It is followed by a flute solo, almost cadenza. A fugato (bars 86 to 97) concludes this second part. The third part (bar 98) re-exposes theme A, then develops it again. At bar 119, a melodic episode is based on the dialogue between the two instruments. The coda, from bar 148, concludes the second fantasy with great energy.
World Premiere: Festival de Chaillol 3.8.2021 Cathédrale de Gap
