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3 Eaux Fortes – Alain Margoni is a score for viola (alto violin) and piano published by Éditions Billaudot. This contemporary French triptych, with a clear and expressive language, is an excellent choice of recital pieces, audition or competition repertoire for intermediate to advanced violists wishing to enrich their repertoire with a short but contrasting work, effective both on stage and in daily practice.
Designed for a viola & piano duo, these three pieces are suitable for students at the end of the 2nd cycle / beginning of the 3rd cycle in conservatories, advanced amateurs, and professionals looking for a short program to place at the heart of a recital. Their reasonable total duration and clearly differentiated characters make them movements easy to insert into an exam program, workshop audition, or educational concert.
Alain Margoni’s style favors an idiomatic writing for the viola: singing lines, expressive intervals, and close dialogues with the piano. The “Eaux fortes” depict three contrasting tableaux: an initial tension build-up, a more lyrical and suspended episode, then a nervous and rhythmic finale. The harmony, decidedly modern but readable, allows working on intonation in enriched modal and tonal contexts, without venturing into the experimental.
Each movement targets specific skills: bow flexibility (legato, smooth bow changes), precision in position shifts, accuracy on simple double stops, mastery of fine dynamics and articulation in response to the piano. The pianist, far from a simple accompaniment, plays a concertante role: balancing layers, managing textures, rhythmic precision, and dialogued phrasing will be central to ensemble work.
The Billaudot publication offers a spacious layout, with a piano conductor and a separate viola part for optimal reading comfort both in rehearsal and on the stand. The compact pagination (10 pages total) facilitates transport and page turns. The markings are clear (movements, dynamics, articulations) and the edition fits perfectly into chamber music lessons or competition preparation.
Because it is a brief, contrasting, and rewarding cycle for viola, signed by a major French composer of pedagogy and the stage. It contains everything that helps progress and convince: clear narration, variety of characters, intelligible writing for the audience, and an exemplary balance with the piano. A relevant addition to any library dedicated to accessible French contemporary music.
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