Franck Villard

This complete cycle is entirely based on the Matins of Holy Thursday according to the Roman rite. It is meant to be performed in concert, but is also suitable for liturgical use (or para-liturgical)....

Confronting the night is probably the first time a child feels destabilised. The familiar outlines of the bedroom fade away into the darkness, the comforting face of the mother disappears behind the d...

Subtitled as a "dramatic monologue", Ariadne Theseo (Ariadne's letter to Theseus) for mezzo-soprano and orchestra, should be seen as echoing Claudio Monteverdi's famous Lamento d'Arianna. It is writte...

Confronting the night is probably the first time a child feels destabilised. The familiar outlines of the bedroom fade away into the darkness, the comforting face of the mother disappears behind the d...

This motet was composed at the request of Roman Champion for his vocal ensemble L'offrande lyrique de Versailles which first performed it in April 2011. It mainly uses the text of the Maundy Thursday...

This motet was composed at the request of Roman Champion for his vocal ensemble L'offrande lyrique de Versailles which first performed it in April 2011. It mainly uses the text of the Maundy Thursday...

As I was working on this transcription of Ernest Chausson's Poème de l'amour et de la mer op. 19 for voice, string quartet and piano, I wanted above all to respect the absolute uniqueness of that work...

As I was working on this transcription of Ernest Chausson's Poème de l'amour et de la mer op. 19 for voice, string quartet and piano, I wanted above all to respect the absolute uniqueness of that work...

As I was working on this transcription of Ernest Chausson's Poème de l'amour et de la mer op. 19 for voice, string quartet and piano, I wanted above all to respect the absolute uniqueness of that work...

As I was working on this transcription of Ernest Chausson's Poème de l'amour et de la mer op. 19 for voice, string quartet and piano, I wanted above all to respect the absolute uniqueness of that work...

Confronting the night is probably the first time a child feels destabilised. The familiar outlines of the bedroom fade away into the darkness, the comforting face of the mother disappears behind the d...

Details: chromatic trumpet and string quintet

Camille Saint-Saëns wrote this sonata at the end of a very long career. It was originally meant to be part of a collection of six sonatas for various wind instruments. Unfortunately the composer died...

This piece was written for Denis Comtet who gave its first-ever performance at Paris Notre-Dame Cathedral on January 3rd, 2015. The contiguous piece is nonetheless articulated in 5 clearly defined par...

This piece was written for Denis Comtet who gave its first-ever performance at Paris Notre-Dame Cathedral on January 3rd, 2015. The contiguous piece is nonetheless articulated in 5 clearly defined par...

Confronting the night is probably the first time a child feels destabilised. The familiar outlines of the bedroom fade away into the darkness, the comforting face of the mother disappears behind the d...

Far from being an isolated work in Max d'Ollone's production, L'Été (Summer) belongs with Hymne, Dans la tempête and Sous-Bois to a set of four chorus written in the particular context of the competit...

Subtitled as a "dramatic monologue", Ariadne Theseo (Ariadne's letter to Theseus) for mezzo-soprano and orchestra, should be seen as echoing Claudio Monteverdi's famous Lamento d'Arianna. It is writte...

Confronting the night is probably the first time a child feels destabilised. The familiar outlines of the bedroom fade away into the darkness, the comforting face of the mother disappears behind the d...

This piece was written for Denis Comtet who gave its first-ever performance at Paris Notre-Dame Cathedral on January 3rd, 2015. The contiguous piece is nonetheless articulated in 5 clearly defined par...

Confronting the night is probably the first time a child feels destabilised. The familiar outlines of the bedroom fade away into the darkness, the comforting face of the mother disappears behind the d...