New Album - Après un rêve

I am thrilled to announce my new album - Après un rêve! 

OUT 16.06.23

"Après un rêve” is an album that holds a special significance to me on a personal level. It is an ode to the French Belle Époque repertoire, depicting the beauty of dreams and the night. The title is inspired by Fauré's mesmerising song, which I have arranged here for piano solo. Other highlights include Cécile Chaminade’s Nocturne Op.165 and Henri Duparc’s Aux étoiles, alongside Poulenc’s Les Soirées de Nazelles, Debussy’s Claire de lune, Saint-Saëns’ Danse macabre and Ravel’s Gaspard de la nuit.

I have always been drawn to the evocative and poetic nature of this music, as well as its remarkable diversity, finesse, and capacity to create exquisite orchestral textures on the piano.

This album is also a tribute to my grandfather, Jacques Charpentreau, a French poet who adored this repertoire and frequently drew inspiration from the night in his works. 

I have curated some of his poetry, as well as works by other poets he admired to complement this music, taking the listener on an immersive poetic and musical journey through this nocturnal landscape.