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Kopp Johnson: a song that mobilises also creates expectationsFrom Gilet jaune to La Réforme 49.3, archives and the rapper’s own words shed light on how songs circulate and the role audiences assign to an artist.
Mnouchkine’s Molière: an original score and borrowed musicThe film credits and the album programme shed light on the roles of René Clemencic and his ensemble, as well as on pre-existing works.
Rite cruel: Bernard Lavilliers rediscovers the poetry of the ResistanceOn his album, released on 23 October, Lavilliers sets Berceuse des enfants d’Europe, a text by Louis Cauchois, to music. The interview and credits shed light on this choice of writing.
Tender Mercies: AM Higgins brings protest and the search for peace togetherReleased on 16 October 2026, the album is divided between Protest and Peace. Its credits show how vocals, piano, drums and guest musicians contribute to this collective project.
Blue Planet: Philippe Katerine writes to Nk.F’s musicReleased on 23 October 2026, the album extends a collaboration that was already under way on Zouzou. Katerine’s comments and the credits shed light on the move from instrumentals to songs.
Together: Irina Chostakovitch at the heart of a collected accountCollected by Elena Yakovitch and translated by Maria Matalaev, Irina Chostakovitch’s testimony conveys an intimate memory. A look at how it was made.
Dominique A: with Mark, a youthful influence finds its way into SpiralesThe song Mark refers to The Opposition singer. This memory sheds light on an album where Dominique A returns to the electric guitar and places from his past.
With Amour, Esther Abrami puts her own suite at the heart of the albumReleased on 9 October 2026, Amour brings together an original suite in nine movements and rearranged works. An introduction to the project and its collaborations.
She Sings: Soyeon Park distils five operatic figures into miniaturesOlympia, Violetta, Gilda, Musetta and Lucia lend their names to five short pieces for soprano and four instruments. A cycle recorded in 2024, to discover through its concept and references.
Hôtel Paris: Théodore Eristavi tells a story of exile between two worldsShortlisted for the second round of the La Renaissance Française prize, Théodore Eristavi’s novel revisits a departure from Georgia and a childhood in Montmartre.
Nostalgia: preferring 1975 does not prove life was betterA poll about the era in which people would like to have been born and the memory of an experience are not telling the same story. Here’s how to tell them apart.
Azulejo: five viewpoints for organ and saxhornsLaurent Durupt pairs an organ with a saxhorn quartet in five movements that can be played in any order. The image of ceramic tiles illuminates the structure of this work, recorded in 2024.