Commissioned by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Radio France. Premiere of March 5, 2014 in Chicago (USA), by Mathieu DUFOUR (flute) and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Charles DUTOIT. French premiere on December 10, 2015 by Mathieu DUFOUR (flute) and the Orchester National de France, under the direction of Ch. Eschenbach. To go out at the day is the original name of the Book of the Dead of Ancient Egypt. These scrolls of papyrus are placed near the mummy to help him succeed in his journey to the afterlife and to access the light of Osiris. This work consisted of a series of prayers, magic formulas to open the doors, invocations and fabulous stories in the service of the dead. Because to live this second birth and see the clarity of the Justified a series of events awaited the deceased. It is this spiritual journey that my Concerto evokes, a journey of light and shadow in the land of Amenti, the paradise of the ancient Egyptians.
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