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Sébastien Vichard, Pierre Laurent Aimard and Christiane Oelze (soprano)
From 18 to 29 June 2012

The pianists selected for this master class will take part in Sébastien Vichard’s workshop from June 18 through the 25. Beginning on June 26, certain students will be chosen to take part in either Pierre-Laurent Aimard’s master class or the master class on the lied taught by Christiane Oelze.

The pianists who are not chosen can follow either master class as an auditor.

Week 1: Sébastien Vichard
From 18 to 25 June 2012

Soloist from the Ensemble intercontemporain, Sébastien Vichard will focus on the work Pluton by Philippe Manoury (piano and electronics) and on works for piano by Pierre Boulez in the presence of the composers.

Repertoire
The applicants are invited to choose at least one movement of a work by Boulez from the program below and two of the five books of Pluton by Philippe Manoury. Applicants can suggest a complement to the program that will be confirmed via a common accord with Sébastien Vichard. Applicants should also have a good mastery of the works selected before the master class.

Pierre Boulez, Douze notations pour piano (1945), 10' - Universal Edition
Pierre Boulez, Première sonate pour piano (1946), 9' - Universal Edition
Pierre Boulez, Deuxième Sonate pour piano (1947), 30' - Heugel
Pierre Boulez, Troisième sonate pour piano (1955-57), 20' - Universal Edition
Pierre Boulez, Incises pour piano (1994-1995), 4' - Universal Edition
Philippe Manoury, [avec électronique] Pluton pour piano midi et électronique temps réel (1988-1989), 55’ - Durand

Week 2: choice 1

Pierre Laurent Aimard
from 11 to 17 June 2012 (in Aldeburgh)
and
from 26 to 28 June 2012 in Paris

As an extension of the workshop on Helmut Lachenmann’s oeuvre held in Aldeburgh from June 11 to 17, 2012, Pierre-Laurent Aimard will work in Paris with five pianists on Traiettoria for piano and electronics by Marco Stroppa in presence of the composer.

Repertoire
Helmut Lachenmann, Echo Andante pour piano (1961), 12' - Breitkopf & Härtel
Helmut Lachenmann, Ein Kinderspiel sept petites pièces pour piano (1980), 17' - Breitkopf & Härtel
Helmut Lachenmann, Fünf Variationen über ein Thema von Franz Schubert pour piano (1956), 7 minutes, Breitkopf & Härtel
Helmut Lachenmann, Guero pour piano (1970-1988), 3's - Breitkopf & Härtel [note de programme]
Helmut Lachenmann, Serynade pour piano (1998-2000), 32' - Breitkopf & Härtel
Helmut Lachenmann, Wiegenmusik pour piano (1963), 4' - Breitkopf & Härtel
Marco Stroppa, Traiettoria pour piano et électronique (1982-1984) - 46', Ricordi

Week 2: choice 2

Master class lieder, Christiane Oelze
June 26—29, 2012

Directed by Christiane Oelze (soprano), international soloist whose lyric repertoire spans from Mozart to contemporary creation, this class will enable five pianists to work with singers on lieders from the second school of Vienna (Schönberg, Berg, Webern).

Suggested repertoire:
- Alban Berg, Sieben frühe Lieder pour mezzo et piano (1905-1908) - Universal Edition
- Arnold Schoenberg, Brettl-Lieder pour voix et piano (1901), 23' - Universal Edition
- Arnold Schoenberg, Fünfzehn Gedichte aus "Das Buch der hängenden Gärten" von Stefan George op. 15 (Le livre des jardins suspendus) pour voix aiguë et piano, (1908), 25’ - Universal Edition
- Anton Webern, Fünf Lieder Op. 4 pour soprano et piano (1908-1909), 8' - Universal Edition
- Anton Webern, Vier Lieder, Op. 12 pour voix et piano (1915), 5' - Universal Edition
- Anton Webern, Vier Lieder arrangement de l'Op. 13 pour soprano et piano (1914-1924), 7' - Universal Edition

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