26 VIRTUOSI Humour is not absent from your album either, with Tears for Pachelbel by the German composer Christoph Moschberger. Thomas Leleu: He’s a trumpet player, whose music I got to know through Romain. His piece demonstrates, if proof were needed, that many musical elements, even in pop, derive from classical music. We should never forget that improvisation is one of the main characteristics of the Baroque. Which means Pachelbel is still as topical as ever today! Another discovery is Beaulieu, which you composed yourself, Thomas. You must admit that the visual, one might even say ‘retinal’ dimension of your music also makes us wonder where the title comes from . . . Thomas Leleu: It refers to a place by the sea, the precise location of which I won’t reveal! There’s a contemplative side to this piece, a sense of wonder at the beauty of nature that I never tire of. I asked Laurent Elbaz, my arranger, not to restrict the tuba to playing the bass, but to create a permanent dialogue between the two instruments.
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