Claire-Marie Le Guay

PIANO

It is at night that it is beautiful to believe in the light

MOZART
Fantasy in D min

BACH
Italian Concerto

LISZT
God's blessing in solitude
Performance Study No. 10 "Appasionnata

MAHLER-BERRUT
Adagietto from the 5th Symphony

RACHMANINOV
Prelude op 32 n.12
Etude op 39 n.5

This programme is inspired by the book written by Claire-Marie Le Guay " C'est la nuit qu'il est beau de croire à la lumière " ed. Flammarion 2023.

"The pianist reveals herself, through confessions about the intimate link she has with the music of the five geniuses mentioned. A "book in the form of an extended hand", writes Erik Orsenna in the preface. "You would like to know more, much more, about this much-loved and much-admired pianist. She confesses little. So it is up to you to guess. And listen carefully. It is the music, touch after touch, that will draw her portrait. Emmanuel Dupuy, DIAPASON 2023

This programme is offered with or without listening keys by Claire-Marie Le Guay.
A two-part recital programme is also possible.

thanks to Flammarion publishing

Press

Jean-Baptiste Urbain, France musique, Janvier 2023

Une artiste lumineuse, solaire, qui pour la deuxième fois prend la plume pour nous rappeler que, oui, la musique, peut éclairer notre vie.

Vanessa François, Pianiste magazine, Décembre 2022

Chaque chapitre entremêle avec grâce impressions personnelles et réflexions musicologiques. (…) Avec ce livre qu’elle a conçu comme un «concert écrit», Claire-Marie Le Guay réussit son pari : partager sa passion et faire rayonner la musique dans la nuit.

Laure Mézan, Radio classique, Novembre 2022

Claire-Marie Le Guay nous livre ses réflexions aussi pertinentes que touchantes sur la musique, sa force expressive, son pouvoir consolateur, ses liens avec la nature… son rôle essentiel dans nos vies à tous.

Discography

It is at night that it is beautiful to believe in the light

Claire-Marie Le Guay - foreword by Erik Orsenna

Flammarion - November 2022

2022

Claire-Marie Le Guay has conceived this book as a written concert.

Based on the lives and personalities of five composers and the exploration of their works, she invites us to a musical reading.

Mozart's joyful abundance, luminous beyond the drama, takes us by the hand; Bach's balanced construction organizes our thoughts; Liszt's flood of loving feelings awakens our senses and guides us from pain to consolation; Mahler's creative force, drawing its source from nature, helps us to find our place; and Rachmaninoff's expressive power thrills us and energizes us to overcome.

This book is a sharing of what we can draw from music to enlighten our lives.