Roland Dyens

Although these three pieces were written at different times, they have been united between two covers because of the unusual anecdotes concerning the circumstances of their composition. (These stories...

After the rigours of composing a concerto for two guitars (such as Concertomaggio), and wanting a change of scene, I have found the most enjoyable activity lies in arranging. So I jumped in feet first...

Traveling Sonata was composed, as one might guess from the title, in moments of wandering throughout my travels (in 2007). Each of the three movements that compose this piece are named after cities in...

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Roland Dyens chose the titles of his works when a composition was nearly finished, 'the icing on the cake', as he liked to say. Air ascendant Terre gives a nod to the elements of Yannick Le Goff and R...

This, my first concerto, and the work I hold dearest even today, nevertheless cost me not only three months of composition but also several years of doubt and revision. It was first performed in Canne...

This concerto, commissioned by the German-Canadian Amadeus Duo, is a triple 'omaggio' to Ravel, Sor and the Argentinian Astor Piazzolla. While certain typical characteristics of the three composers ar...

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Nur Tabulatur

It was only in December 1999 that I played, and recorded, this piece five years after having composed it. I have often been asked if it contained any reference to the music of Zappa, an iconoclast of...

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