DIDIER SQUIBAN

Hélas cette symphonie n'avait pas été enregistrée à l'époque et il a fallu attendre avril 2021 pour qu'enfin cette œuvre grandiose voit le jour. L'excellent album qui sort cet automne. Un album construit à partir de quinze thèmes, comme les quinze îles du Ponant et en sept mouvements, comme les sept îles des Côtes d'Armor.

Pour ce faire Didier a fait appel à l'Orchestre National de Bretagne dont il est un compagnon de route depuis plus de vingt ans. Sous la conduite d'Ariane Matiakh, les cinquante musiciens de l'orchestre interprètent ici la nouvelle symphonie de D. Squiban, complétant ainsi sa trilogie symphonique. Entre temps la santé de Didier lui a joué quelques tours et c'est le pianiste Baptiste Trotignon qui officie ici, l'un des meilleurs interprètes de sa génération. A ses côtés, Arielle Besson à la trompette, une pointure internationalement reconnue sur la scène jazz européenne.

Et puis quelques autres célébrités de la scène bretonne, au premier rang desquels Sylvain Barou au uilleann pipes, duduk et flûte traversière, Bernard Le Dréau au saxophone, Jérôme Kerihuel aux percussions et Didier Ithursarry à l'accordéon. Enfin, un soutien de poids auprès de Didier, Geoffroy Tamisier qui a cosigné plusieurs des morceaux de cette symphonie et a coordonné l'orchestration.

On démarre au Baradoz avec un clin d’œil à trois Bretons, les poètes Per-Jakez Helias et Xavier Grall auxquels Didier a associé Loeiz Guillamot qui avait écrit le texte Evid Didier S. On poursuit par des mélodies mélangeant le jazz, le traditionnel et quelques mesures asymétriques. Gavottes, an dro et laridés s’enchaînent. Et Elez ar Baradoz, un cantique léonard qu'il jouait enfant dans l'église de Ploudalmézeau.

Discret mais vibrant hommage à Armel, son fils, parti trop tôt rejoindre le Tir Na Nóg. De l'émotion à l'état pur. Cette symphonie s'achève en adressant un salut au grand barde qu'était Glenmor, dont le chant révolutionnaire Kan Bale an ARB a inspiré Didier. Depuis toujours l'œuvre musicale de Didier Squiban est la rencontre de plusieurs univers, des musiques traditionnelles bretonnes, de l'improvisation jazz et également de la musique classique dans laquelle il a débuté. Ce vingt-sixième album est d'une beauté à vous arracher des larmes. Un incontournable.

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