LDV149

The main difficulty is making the music sound elegant. It’s a very individual, very specific musical universe, steeped in vocal references. These references should nurture the interpretation without being grafted onto an instrumental language that has its own specificity. Obviously, ornamentation is essential and very representative of the parallel that should be drawn between vocal and instrumental registers, but without confusing them. Among the main challenges this music sets for the performer are the need to find the appropriate shape of the phrases in a tierce en taille , the correct diction for a récit or the way to enliven a duo . I must also admit that I greatly relied on my intuition. 31 ANDRÉ ISOIR