[OltreRocciamelone] - Interview with Jean Guillou
I Below you will find: 1) transcript of the interview in Italian, 2) translation of the interview in French, 3) full version of the interview in an audio file in Italian F Vous trouverez ci-après: 1) transcription de l'interview en anglais, 2) traduction en français de l'iterview, 3) full version de l'interview dans an audio file en anglais.
In Italian:
SUSA (TO) - Saturday, July 17, under review Organalia Ekklesia-2010, organized by the Province of Turin with the support of Fondazione CRT, was held in the Cathedral of the concert of Jean Guillou Susa, one of the world's leading organists.
Guillou, who has just turned eighty, has made a significant contribution not only to contemporary organ music, but also the art of improvisation and the art organ, with several organs built up his project. To his credit including a discography and a very rich book, The Organ, Souvenirs et Avenir, now in its third edition in France.
With the concert, the master has enchanted a large audience, receiving a real waterfall of applause. During his stay in Susa has granted us an interview.
As he approached the music, and particularly to organ music?
Before I played the piano at home. In my family we were eight brothers. I was the third and I did like my brother: I started playing, but without teachers. Then a priest who lived near us called me to play the organ, and I started so simply.
She is a complete musician. Why has devoted much work to enhance the body? What do you see the potential of this tool?
The department has continued to evolve since it was invented, in the third century BC It was used in Greek and Roman theaters, and then spread throughout Europe. Only twelve centuries later, he entered the Church. When we began building the great Gothic churches there was need for organs that sounded more, with more than one register. The body has become increasingly rich and every century had a different style. I think now the trend should continue. I built bodies on my projects, adding new records, putting together different things. It's a little 'groped as to enclose the best music of a violin, a trumpet, and so on in the same instrument.
From what draws inspiration for his compositions?
For me, music has always come from life. Everything that happens in life, good and bad, come into my music
There is a master of the past that feels very similar?
Gesualdo, very important in the history of music, and of course Bach, the greatest. But they are also very sensitive to the romantic music: Liszt, Schumann. I made many transcriptions of symphonic works by Liszt.
speak of his discography. She has accomplished a feat musical was the first to affect both a student of Liszt sonatas ...
Yes, J. Reubke was an extraordinary organist and pianist. He wrote and died young at age 24 leaving two sonatas, one for organ and piano, absolutely great. Even today, the sonata for piano is played by no more than three musicians around the world. I think because I have both played very important to spread the work of Reubke.
What happens in the mind of a musician during the improvisation? Use reason and thinks the next step and clear your mind and let go of the creation?
No, no, lets go! For me it's like to compose, but now compose and now I am the interpreter of my composition. The only thing difficult on which to work hard, you think and operate in the fingers to play exactly the thought.
How did the composition of the Sagas?
Three of the Sagas were born from his improvisations, which I did for prints and then I wrote. Were inspired by the journey of Apollo on the Moon: a dramatic moment, a fantastic adventure, wonderful.
After reaching the highest peaks, it still has some musical dream be realized?
Oh, many! I have many works to be written. I just started per una sinfonia large orchestra, ma ho davvero che vorrei realizzare progetti moltissimi.
In French:
Susa (Italy) - Saturday, July 17, Organalia Ekklesia-2010, the organ music festival organized by the Provincia di Torino (Turin) presented in the Cathedral of Susa a concert of Jean Guillou, one of the most famous organists of the world.
Jean Guillou has enchanted many an audience with a sonata by Cesar Frank, music by Handel and Schumann adapted by himself, one of his compositions and improvisations.
How were you approached music, and especially the organ music?
I started sounding piano with me. We were eight brothers. Me, I was the third and I followed the example of my brother's old: I started to ring, but without teachers. Then a priest who lived near us asked me if I wanted to go to sound the organ in his church, and I started like this, simply.
You're a musician. Puorquoi did you dedicated so much work to promote the organ? What do you think the potential of this instrument?
Since it was invented, in the third century BC, the organ continued to s'évoluer. It was used in Greek and then Roman theaters, and then it spread throughout Europe. He entered the Church only 12 centuries after his birth. When we started to make piles of large churches in the Gothic period was needed which sonnaissent organs stronger and more registers. The organ is become increasingly rich and every century had its style. I think today's developments should continue. I built organs as I planned, I set new records, I put enseble different things. It's a bit like trying to combine the best music of a trumpet, violin etc., in the same instrument.
What is the source of inspiration for your compositions?
For me music has always come from life. Everything that happens in life, good and evil, fall into the music.
Ya he a master of the past which you feel particularly close to?
Gesualdo, who was very important in the history of music, and of course Bach, the greatest.
But I am very sensitive to the romantic music too: Liszt, Schumann. I adapted a lot of symphonic works by Liszt.
Let your discography. You've done a feat: you were the first to record all the sonatas of a student of Liszt ...
Yes J. Reubke was an extraordinary student, a pianist and organist. He wrote very young, as when he died at age 24, he left two sonatas, one for organ and one for piano, absolutely magnificent. Even today the sonata sounded piamo is only two or three musicians in the world. I've rung both because I consider very important to publicize the work of Reubke.
What happens in the mind of a musician during the improvisation? He uses reason and he thinks the next step, or he lets himself go and let his mind free create?
No, no, he does not let go! For me it's like composing, but I write now and now I read my composition. There are only a difficult thing on which we must work hard and think it and at the same time command the ring finger exactly what we think.
How was the composition of the Sagas?
Three of the Sagas were born just like improvisations, which I had to save, and then I wrote. They were inspired by the trip the Apollo on the Moon: a dramatic moment, a fantastic adventure, wonderful.
After obtaining the highest results, do you still have dreams to make music?
Ah, yes, lots! There are many works that I would write and I recently started writing a great symphony orchestra, and there really are many projects that I realse!
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From an article by Jenny Cuk, published in New Moon, No 55 years 2010.
