Yolk Records

"It's not about prolonging Francis Poulenc's work or even using his codes and its colors, but really to invent an original piece that draws inspiration from listening to Poulenc's. "

Jean-Christophe Cholet and Alban Darche had long wanted to work together for a large ensemble project. This idea came to life in 2015, with the creation of the program Le Tombeau de Poulenc, gathering musicians from their two respective formations: Diagonal / JC Cholet and the Orphicube / Alban Darche.

This new project is very close to the universe of Mathias Ruëgg’s last records: Third Dream, with the Vienna Art Orchestra and Petites Visions (chamber music). He therefore joined Alban Darche and Jean-Christophe Cholet with great pleasure as a co-composer.

The idea is to create an original work inspired by Francis Poulenc’s one, to build his "Tombeau", like Maurice Ravel who created with his Tombeau de Couperin a timeless work, which deeply anchored its author in a French tradition initiated by François Couperin or Jean-Philippe Rameau.

The instrumentation creates a jazz orchestra or concertino sound, a form that will echo the work of Poulenc: the concerto for two pianos and orchestra. The idea is to alternate each of the three composers, as a concerto grosso would.

The fragrance, the spirit of Poulenc are here, but the project and its form are free. It's not about following in the footsteps of the master, but to soak up his work to invent a new and up-to-date music, free from any codification, and strong from mixing with all the other influences that fed the pencils of Jean-Christophe, Alban and Mathias.

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MEDIAPART - by Jean-Jacques Birgé (french)

01 - 1ST CONVERGENCE Jean-Christophe Cholet 10:25
02 - LE TOMBEAU DE POULENC 1 Alban Darche 09:24
03 - DANS LE MONDE DE POULENC Mathias Rüegg 04:14
04 - 2ND CONVERGENCE Jean-Christophe Cholet 10:08
05 - DANS LES IDEES DE POULENC Mathias Rüegg 04:27
06 - LE TOMBEAU DE POULENC 2 Alban Darche 04:36
07 - CADENCE Alban Darche 01:23
08 - LE TOMBEAU DE POULENC 3 Alban Darche 03:00
09 - DANS LE SENS DE POULENC Mathias Rüegg 03:19
10 - 3RD CONVERGENCE Jean-Christophe Cholet 09:20
11 - DANS L'ESPRIT DE POULENC Mathias Rüegg 03:24
12 - LE TOMBEAU DE POULENC 4 Alban Darche 07:26

JASS >> JASS
JASS >> mix of sun and clouds
PACIFIC >> PACIFIC
Le Gros Cube #2 >>
Le Gros Cube #2 >> Histoire sans paroles

Orphicube >> perception instantanée


Le Gros Cube >> Queen bishop
Orphicube >> perception instantanée
Orphicube >> Atomic Flonflons
Nathalie Darche joue Geoffroy Tamisier >> 15 berceuses
Dandy Dandie >> Hypnos & Morphée

Le Cube >> Le Thé
Le Gros Cube >> La martipontine
Le Gros Cube >> LE PAX, Le Gros Cube VS Katerine
Le Gros Cube >> Polar mood
Le Cube >> Autorité Culinaire
Quartethno >> quartethno
OLH Acoustic >> une vie sans lune
Jazzophone quartet >> blues for geo
Jazzophone cie + Tim Berne >> mosaiques
Qüntêt >> on the road enfin...
OLH Acoustic >> G. meets K.
Jazzophone >> yellow suite
Alban Darche trio >> trickster
Qüntêt >> vents dominants
Alban Darche trio >> brut ou demi sec?
D. Casimir & Yolk en cuisine >> Phonotaxis ou le génome de la vache
Quartethno >> tawada
Le Cube >> Frelon Rouge
Le Gros Cube >> Queen bishop
JASS >> JASS
Orphicube >> perception instantanée
Le Gros Cube #2 >> Histoire sans paroles
Alban Darche hyprcub >> Crooked House
Qüntêt featuring Desdamona >> Mots croisés/ Crosswords
JASS >> mix of sun and clouds
Orphicube >> Atomic Flonflons
Clover >> Vert Emeraude
PACIFIC >> PACIFIC
Longboard >> Being wild
Le Gros Cube #2 >>
Clover >> Paradigme
Dandy Dandie >> Hypnos & Morphée
Alban Darche et Loïs Le Van >> Les mots bleus
Alban Darche et Loïs Le Van >> Lazy Afternoon

Matthieu Donarier trio >> live forms
Le Gros Cube >> La martipontine
UNIT >> wavin'
Le Gros Cube >> LE PAX, Le Gros Cube VS Katerine
Le Gros Cube >> Polar mood
Matthieu Donarier trio >> optic topic
Kindergarten >> kindergarten
D. Casimir & Yolk en cuisine >> Phonotaxis ou le génome de la vache
Wood (boisseau-donarier) >> WOOD
Le Gros Cube >> Queen bishop
Orphicube >> perception instantanée
Matthieu Donarier trio >> Papier Jungle
Adieu mes très belles >> Adieu mes très belles
Longboard >> Being wild
Santi Quintans' TIPTRICK >> Kiss the Joy
Le Gros Cube #2 >>
Le Gros Cube #2 >> Histoire sans paroles


Orphicube >> Atomic Flonflons
Le Gros Cube #2 >>
Le Gros Cube #2 >> Histoire sans paroles

Le Gros Cube >> La martipontine
Le Cube >> Le Thé
Le Gros Cube >> LE PAX, Le Gros Cube VS Katerine
Le Gros Cube >> Polar mood
Le Cube >> Autorité Culinaire
Francis et ses peintres >> la paloma
Qüntêt >> vents dominants
LPT3 >> deja 7h!?...
Le Cube >> Frelon Rouge
Le Gros Cube >> Queen bishop
Orphicube >> perception instantanée
Alban Darche hyprcub >> Crooked House
Jazzarium >> Megapolis
Qüntêt featuring Desdamona >> Mots croisés/ Crosswords
LPT3 >> Vents Divers
Orphicube >> Atomic Flonflons
Le Gros Cube #2 >>
Le Gros Cube #2 >> Histoire sans paroles
David Chevallier quartet >> Curiosity

Le Gros Cube #2 >>
Le Gros Cube #2 >> Histoire sans paroles


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