La chair des anges
La chair des anges
La Chair des anges is an instrumental and musical work, composed of 7 musical pieces interpreted by prestigious artists such as the Debussy String Quartet, soprano singer Valérie Gabail, harpsichordist Bertrand Cuiller, organist Olivier Vernet and of course Olivier Mellano himself.
Musician of renown among the pop-rock scene, Olivier Mellano has a classical background and started his career as a violin player. His professional path is rich as well as eclectic and he experienced numerous artistic collaborations that led him to compose La Chair des anges, halfway between baroque and contemporary music (harpsichord pieces), but also in the tradition of American post-modern composers (Steve Reich, Philip Glass) or Estonian ones (Arvo Pärt).
la chair des anges: credits
perpetuus animarum motus I
- Émilie Nicot | contralto
riVIÈre, quatuor à cordes n° 1
Quatuor Debussy
- Christophe Colette | violin
- Anne Menier | violin
- Vincent Deprecq | viola
- Yannick Callier | cello
la chair des anges
- Bertrand Cuiller & Frédéric Rivoal | harpsichord
- Olivier Vernet | organ*
- Maude Gratton | transcription 4 hands
as the fire’s tongues of earthly pleasures licks the holy’s wings
- Valérie Gabail | voice
- Olivier Mellano | guitars
chant d’électrons
eterre
- Bertrand Cuiller | harpsichord
perpetuus animarum motus II
Les Voix imaginaires
- Caroline Bardot | soprano
- Émilie Nicot | contralto
- Christophe Gires | tenor
- Xavier Delaroire | tenor
*organ of St Gatien cathedral, Tours
Video making off: La chair des anges at the Saint-Denis Basilique
La chair des anges filmed at the Tambour in Rennes
Concert organised in May 2009 by the Université Rennes 2
