Piano Sonata n°22 "Les Plaisirs de Chérence" (Greif)

• Hallali de Gommecourt
• Tombeau de Monsieur de Clachaloze
• Égarements de La Roche-Guyon
• Fantômes d’Haute-Isle
• Le carillon de Chérence

From Olivier Greif diary (February 27, 1997): “I completed today my Sonata Les Plaisirs de Chérence. I am relieved to be done, because I really wanted to terminate before the end of February. Only God knows how this piece, which I had the sincere intent of doing a pleasing entertainement “à la française”, a bit like those pieces for harpsichord of 17th and 18th century describing waterfalls, blossoming groves, carillons, gallant conversations and other dryades (after all the desire of composing it came during a concert of « Talents Lyriques » headed by Christophe Rousset, which I attended with Brigitte François-Sappey). Only God knows how this piece has become a suite of five obessive pieces, struck with the seal of death ! Death of beasts, death of men, death everywhere. Even the ultimate movement, which I heard at the beginning as an happy and unifying chime, which now sounds like an ominous kell…”