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«The audience was enthralled by the quality of the performance.
It was an outstanding concert in which the Master displayed
the wide range of its talent.»
L’est républicain /France 18th November 2003
«They
produced astouding sounds. They created masterpieces, both musically
and visually and they played with fire on top of that. The work
"Vous avez du feu ? "( "Have you got a light?"
) by Emmanuel Séjourné is remarquable.“
»
Schwäbische Post - Aalen / Germany 13th November 2003
«
The audience listened with sheer pleasure and feeling to the
Concerto for vibraphone and strings orchestra composed and interpreted
by Emmanuel Séjourné. The maestria of the French
musician who makes music with emotions and self-control is admirable.»
Gazeta Oybovera - Kalisz / Poland 22nd April 2003
«
Emmanuel Séjourné and Philippe Geiss have fascinated
a large audience by their outstanding command of their instruments
and their overwhelming stage performance. Not only does this
duet master to perfection the contemporary repertoire, they
have also succeeded in creating a visual and musical show including
all the students of the Esh Conservatory. It was a perfect synthesis
between a recital, charactrerized by a flawless and overwhelming
interpretation by the two soloists and an ambitious pedagogical
project allowing the young students to discover the vast world
of music...»
Luxemburger Wort / Luxembourg
«
Emmanuel Séjourné, a componist well-known and
much apprcciated on the musical scene of Luxemburg, among other
things for his creation of several pieces of our fellow citizen
Camille Berger, has illustrated, in his concernto written in
1999, the extraordinary developement of percussion music and
the emergence of the creative process in contemporary music.
The concerto unfolds in two contrasting movements, allowing
the young soloist to display the full range of his talent. »
Luxemburger Wort / Luxembourg, january 2002
«
...The students litteraly "lapped up" the advice of
this musician who possesses obvious pedagogical flair.“
»
Courrier Vendéen / France 14th June, 2001
«
The composition for six lighters was magnificent. In the dark
void, the notion of time vanished altogether. »
Die Rheinlandpfalz - Kaiserslautern / Germany 24th October 2000
«
A musician with a great sense of humour and extensive skills.»
Rheinzeitung - Koblenz / Germany 23rd October 2000
«
Séjourné’s piece for six lighters is astounding.
»
Badisches Tageblatt / Germany 17th October 2000
«
An artist who creates from the start an enchanting musical climate...»
DNA / France
«
The final piece, which served a perfect reference point, was
a true jewel, a work in progress by Emmanuel Séjourné,
who sits on the jury. His concerto for vibraphone and chamber
orchestra has all the qualities required to bring out the virtuosity
of the soloist and the all the difficulties to select the best
musicians. This piece, dense and rich, is wickedly seductive.
At that point, imagination makes all the difference in the eyes
of the jury. »
La Montagne / France, 13th September 1999
«
But Emmanuel Séjourné blended various genres with
more familiar ballads. His performance at the marimba with six
mallets was unforgettable. The soft and subdued sound of this
instrument seemed to come from nowhere and everywhere at the
same time. A great experience.. »
La Dépêche / France, 15th February 1999
«
Who could deny that the "Bourrée Fantasque"
by Chabrier, under the mallets of Emmanuel Séjourné
and Philippe Spiesser, acquired the zest and flavour which makes
it appealing ? The piece displayed a lightness and a dynamic
refinement which the orchestra only seldom brings out.“»
Concours international de vibraphone - Clermont-Ferrand / France
«
...Emmanuel Séjourné. This young musician, head
to the percussion department of the Strasbourg National Conservatory
had invited for the occasion Nicolas Mathuriau, Yannick Guiliani
and Amélie Regnard to form one of the most inspiring
quartet of the moment. In the sold out Atheneum, theses four
maverick artists have succeeded in mesmerizing the whole audience
in an unforgettable experience of vocal, artistic and calisthenics
tour-de-force. We were absolutely delighted by the partition
for eight lighters alternating short and long flames, in a a
magical darkness, generating the most exhilarating visual and
sound rythms. It is a piece which cannot be reproduced, neither
on paper nor on CD or even DVD ! You have to experience it!
»
Le Bien Public - Dijon / France, 7th December 1997 |
