12.11.25 / Concert Sweetest Choice
An intimate, instrumental reinterpretation of carefully selected musical pieces chosen for their emotional intensity
Copyright photo : Audrey Ginestet
Sweetest Choice
Sweetest Choice is a duo founded in 2016 by Sébastien Cirotteau (trumpet) and Benjamin Glibert (twelve-string guitar).
Their unusual instrumentation unfolds subtle shades of color, at the crossroads between instrumental folk and intimate chamber music. The duo travels through the centuries, drawing from the repertoires of the Renaissance, Baroque, Romantic, and even twentieth-century music.
After the album Trois oiseaux (2018, Mr Morezon), which journeys through the night with wordless songs, Sweetest Choice turned to piano music: Bach, Bartók, Schubert, Ravel, and even Ligeti.
As with previous programs, they aim to connect different genres and eras, with special attention to music written by women: a four-voice madrigal by Maddalena Casulana sits alongside a piano prelude by Chopin, a song by Satie is paired with a mystical chant by Hildegard of Bingen.
