Cinq Nouveaux Croquis

Thirty years after Trois Croquis — Michel Lysight’s most frequently performed and recorded work — the composer returned to the genre with Cinq Nouveaux Croquis.

Created at the suggestion of his publisher, this new set reprises the concept of short, highly melodic pieces available in multiple instrumental versions. Each version is carefully adapted to the specific timbral qualities, registers, and expressive possibilities of the instrument in question: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone (in B♭ and E♭), violin, viola, or cello, accompanied by piano.

While the overall approach remains consistent with the original 1990 album, the musical language reflects the maturity of a composer who, in the intervening decades, has produced over a hundred works performed around the world. The Cinq Nouveaux Croquis are technically accessible to students in music schools, academies, or conservatoires, yet offer sufficient depth and expressive nuance to engage professional musicians alike.