FLUCTUATIONS
for cello and piano
 
A Dynamic Contemporary Work for Cello and Piano
Fluctuations (2017) by Lior Navok is a 10-minute work for cello and piano, commissioned by Michaël Dian for the Festival de Chaillol. Written for cellist Noémi Boutin and pianist Marie Vermeulin, the piece explores shifting musical energies through intricate harmonies, expressive gestures, and contemporary textures. It offers performers a compelling and deeply transformational addition to the modern cello and piano repertoire.
 
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About the Music
Fluctuations is built around evolving intensities and shifting emotional states. The piece unfolds as a continuous journey, moving fluidly between quiet, suspended moments and more urgent, driving passages. It explores the duo as a space of fluid motion, contrast, and expressive transformation, making it ideal for professional cellists and pianists, as well as advanced students exploring dynamic shaping and pacing. The work fits perfectly into contemporary chamber concerts, cello recitals, and auditions or competitions that value dynamic control and ensemble sensitivity. It is most effective in intimate and medium-sized halls where its physical and psychological nuances can be clearly perceived.
 
Program Notes
Fluctuations traces a journey through shifting intensities — from quiet, suspended gestures to passages of growing urgency and release. The music moves in waves: expanding, contracting, and continually reshaping its emotional landscape. These changes in energy create a sense of motion that is both physical and psychological, as if the piece is breathing through different states of being.
The work was composed for cellist Noémi Boutin and pianist Marie Vermeulin at the invitation of Michaël Dian, artistic director of the Festival de Chaillol.
 
Specifications
Duration: 10 minutes
Year Composed: 2017
Instrumentation: Cello and Piano
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Product Information
Hard Copy (Score and Parts)
Condition: New 1st Edition score
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