Son Vitesse-Lumiere

Francois Bayle - Son Vitesse-Lumiere

* originally posted on November 9, 2006

Son Vitesse-Lumiere (Sound Speed-Light) is a two-CD set where the first and second CDs are Volume 9 and Volume 10 respectively of the Cycle Bayle series of Bayle's complete works. There appears to have been 18 volumes released so far.

From CDemusic:"A major work by Francois Bayle, 'Son Vitesse-Lumiere' ('SoundSpeed-Light') was composed in parts during a period of several years. Of 'Grandeur Nature' (1980), Bayle writes, "Imagine an 'object' that is coming to 'visit' us from many light years away ..." Of 'Paysage, Personnage, Nuage' (1980), "It comes in snatches, like interference on a radio. The scene continues ..." Of 'Voyage au Centre de la Tete' (1981), "The object moves inside us ..." Of 'Le Sommeil d'Euclide' (1983), "This piece describes orbs, spiral steps,intertwined parallels ..." Of 'Lumiere Ralentie' (1983), "The 'object' hasbecome wind ..." In summary, Bayle's sense of sound is in fact a sense of activity, of the way things happen, and his music moves us along his poetically constructed paths. This is a two-CD set with excellent documentation."

EDIT: Check my last comment in the comments section for more information.

Tracklisting:

CD1

1. Grandeur nature (1) {18:17}

2. Grandeur nature (2) {13:47}

3. Paysage, personnage, nuage (1) {10:20}

4. Paysage, personnage, nuage (2) {7:16}

5. Paysage, personnage, nuage (3) {6:25}

CD2

1. Voyage au centre de la tete (1) {8:10}

2. Voyage au centre de la tete (2) {6:34}

3. Voyage au centre de la tete (3) {2:02}

4. Voyage au centre de la tete (4) {3:55}

5. Le sommeil d'Euclide (1) {4:12}

6. Le sommeil d'Euclide (2) {3:41}

7. Le sommeil d'Euclide (3) {1:27}

8. Le sommeil d'Euclide (4) {5:59}

9. Le sommeil d'Euclide (5) {5:30}

10. Lumiere ralentie (1) {12:55}

11. Lumiere ralentie (2) {5:35}

12. Lumiere ralentie (3) {3:09}