Seguit

This piece, written in 1968, was born to the intense and exciting work I did at the time with the greatly admired Olivier Messiaen, also, within that beautiful social, cultural
and historical youth revolt in bubbling Paris. A three-piece suite (from which stems its title, Seguit - on the trot), I wrote this work to be interpreted in one of the tests in
the International Piano Contest O. Messaien, celebrated in Royan (France) in May that same year. High level difficulties ara, hence, to be expected in the intertwining musical discourse. This difficulties are of diverse nature. Those referring to major jumps and to the elaboration of different and contrasting sonic planes required in the execution ought to be carefully looked upon. The first and second movements are purposefully imbued with a messianic atmosphere. The last - of a great vivacity and including incisive, cheerful elements - concludes the piece, letting go as a burlesque-to-frenetic dance.
Antoni Besses