Especially written for the prestigious Long-Thibaud-Crespin International Competition in 2001, Barcarolle du souvenir continues the path explored in my Concerto for piano and orchestra premiered by Jean-Claude Pennetier in 1997 For many years, I had hesitated to write for this instrument before finding a way to align it with my own language.

This Barcarolle is rich in numerous reminiscences of the piano repertoire. Its title refers to Chopins Barcarolle opus 60 whose trill I cite in the recap...