Le Tact/Sound Piece For Fondation Henri Cartier Bresson

Description

With Le Tact, Joseph Schiano di Lombo delivers a work of rare finesse, conceived as a posthumous dialogue with photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson. Through seven meditative pieces — whose evocative titles echo the photographer’s words describing the art of creating an image — this album explores the instinctive and delicate relationship that binds music and photography to our daily lives. Presented for the first time on stage during the 20th anniversary of the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, Le Tact draws its inspiration from the photographer’s art: a sensitive and respectful approach, capturing the essence of things without altering them. This spirit of discretion and precision is found in Joseph’s music, which blends composition and improvisation with intuitive elegance. Although Joseph composed and performed the piano, organ, synthesizer, clarinet and guitar himself, he opened his arrangements to other musicians for the first time. Agnes Wasniewska (oboe), Barbara Misiewicz (cello) and Tomasz Baye Zietek (trumpet) bring their sonic textures, enriching this work that is both intimate and collaborative. The album was recorded between Paris and Sopot, Poland, during a residency organized by the CNM.