Profile
Quentin Sirjacq is a French composer, pianist, multi-instrument-player and music producer. He studied He studied piano in earnest and academically at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague (Netherlands). He had been worked with many bands, artists, jazz ensembles, and orchestras, and made many film scores and television BGMs.
Solo Albums
La chambre claire (Brocoli, 2010 / Schole, 2011)
Quentin Sirjacq’s debut album released in 2010, France by Brocoli, in 2011, Japan by Schole (the label is managed by Japanese composer Akira Kosemura).
This album is basically piano solo album, but on few songs a violin, a cello and a vibraphone (or piano tones were changed to like the tone of vibraphone by compressor or some effects.) participated. Also piano solo songs are not completely piano solo, there were piano over dubbings or Dub effects used for some parts of piano play.
Compositions of this album are highly influenced by the Impressionist composers, Debussy especially, and Fauré and Satie, the Romantic composers, such as Chopin and Liszt, close touches and tension notes of Jazz. But the compositions have today’s sophisticated simpleness and light feel.
Piano tones are clear and solid also beautiful. As a whole, in this album, there’s a bright and freshening mood also there’s his mercy.
“Et le nu” is my favourite song of this album. Very brilliant song are consisted by 2 pianos, a violin and a cello (and a vibraphone.) High tempo and bright song has full of the hope. The later part is a minimalist approach arrangement and structure. The part features piano backings ride on long tones of a violin and a cello. I remember the nice sunshine of the spring afternoon in a woods.
“Aux regards familiers” is the piano solo grand work of this album. The combination of Satie’s simpleness and its apathetic melodies and Chopin’s dynamics and complexity.
“Obsession” is slow, gentle and apethetic good song with a violin and a cello.
One of excellent albums of today’s Post-classical music. Please, listen.
Piano Memories (Schole, 2013)
“Piano Memories” is piano solo album of Quentin Sirjacq released in 2013. It may be not a complete piano solo album, an almost piano solo album, some songs are added an electric piano or a vibraphone, or piano tones are highly effected and we can hear them like a EP or a vibraphone. And some songs can’t be played by a piano and two hands.
Compare with “La chambre claire”, the mood of this album is more ennui, minimal and apathetic, the piano touches are close and delicate piano touch. But in some songs his highly technical and sophisticated piano playing ability shows.
The compositions of this album would be influenced by Fauré, Debussy, Ravel and Poulenc. There is the French impressionist style elegant, flowing, flexible and ennui echo and I feel its refreshing and cheerful sensation.
“Memory 3” is the song of reflection and confession in a calm mind, has impressive gentle, fine and sweet melodies. I think it is today’s “Prélude Opus 28 No. 7 in A Major” by Chopin.
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