- Year of composition: 1995
- Duration: 16:19
- Instrumentation: piano, synthetizer (Roland JV-80, Max/MSP sampler) and stereo fixed medium
- Publisher(s): Ymx média
- Commission: SMCQ, with support from the CALQ
- ISWC: T0703682443
Stereo
ISRC CAD500114360
- 44,1 kHz, 16 bits
I completed this piece thanks to the help of Chopin who, for the occasion, loaned me his Fantaisie-Impromptu in
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Impromptu 2 premiered on January 30, 1996 by Manuel Schweizer, piano, and Anne Gaudemer, keyboard both from the Ensemble Grame, during the concert Live from Lyon produced by SMCQ at Salle Pierre-Mercure in Montréal. Impromptu 2 was commissioned by the SMCQ with support from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ).
Composition
- 1994, Personal studio, Montréal (Québec)
Premiere
- January 30, 1996, Manuel Schweizer, piano; Anne Gaudemer, keyboard • Live from Lyon, Salle Pierre-Mercure — Centre Pierre-Péladeau, Montréal (Québec)
About this sound recording
This performance of Impromptu 2 was performed by Jacques Drouin, piano, and Lorraine Vaillancourt, keyboard, recorded at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal by Jean Landry in December 2000, and mixed at the composer’s studio.
Performers
- Jacques Drouin, piano
- Lorraine Vaillancourt, keyboard
Recording
- 2000-12, Jean Landry • Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, Montréal (Québec)
Mixing
- Personal studio, Montréal (Québec)