Roland Dyens Gitarren-Noten

This work was commissioned by the Santo Tirso festival in Portugal, and while it does not drag us inexorably along the shorelines of the dark 'fado' (from the Latin 'fatum', destiny), it does transpor...

Ville d'Avril was premiered on 30 August 1997 as part of the 4th International Summer School in Martigny in eastern France, which I had the honour to direct. It lasts exactly the same length of time a...

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...

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...

I. NOTES INDISCRETES/ II. TRISTE MUSETTE

This piece was composed between Christmas and the first few days of January at the request of my American friend Stephen Robinson, whose idea was to make a recording around the theme of Christmas. As...