Les ombres du Fantôme presents a captivating exploration of Gaston Leroux’s timeless novel Le Fantôme de l’Opéra (1910) through fourteen evocative improvisations. Recorded in July 2021 using the majestic organs of Coventry and Arundel Cathedrals, accompanied by soprano voice and saxophone/bass clarinet, these improvisations delve deep into the narrative, themes, characters, and events of Leroux’s masterpiece. Employing an inventive musical language and leveraging the unique acoustics of these historic buildings, Les ombres du Fantôme transcends the physical realm, delivering a dynamic spectralism that immerses listeners in a sonic journey enhanced and extended through retrospective electronic augmentations.
Works:
•The Ghost with the Death's Head
• You must love me
• The angels wept tonight
• At the graveyard in Perros-Guirec
• The enchanted violin - the resurrection of Lazarus
• The Chandelier; Masked ball
• Souterrain - "Everything that is underground belongs to him"
• I am Don Juan Triumphant; Christine! Christine!
• From the cellars to the house on the lake
• In the torture chamber
• La mort du Fantome
• Epilogue