# Mariane Riss — composer

Music of today that has not given up on melody.

> The fragile moment between falling asleep and the *first dream*.
> — On Éclat de rêve, for piano.

A doctor of mathematics turned composer, Mariane Riss has been writing chamber, vocal and piano music since 2012 — music that keeps a taste for line and song. Her pieces have won awards at the Leopold Bellan International Competition in Paris and have been performed in London, Brussels, Lyon and Toulon.

## Listen

1. [Les Roses de Saadi](https://www.mariane-riss.com/en/works/les-roses-de-saadi.md) — Song for soprano and piano, on a poem by Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (Audio)
2. [Les adieux](https://www.mariane-riss.com/en/works/les-adieux.md) — String quartet (Video)
3. [Éclat de rêve](https://www.mariane-riss.com/en/works/eclat-de-reve.md) — Piano (Video)
4. [Départ](https://www.mariane-riss.com/en/works/depart.md) — Duo for cello and piano (Video)
5. [Absence](https://www.mariane-riss.com/en/works/absence.md) — Duo for violin and piano (Video)
6. [Incertitudes](https://www.mariane-riss.com/en/works/incertitudes.md) — Six miniatures for piano (Audio)
7. [Souvenirs](https://www.mariane-riss.com/en/works/souvenirs.md) — Duo for violin and piano (Audio)

## Recent concerts

- December 2021 — Goethe-Institut, Lyon: *Les adieux* — Quatuor Thalia — Ida Zurflüh, 1st violin · Camille Manaud-Pallas, 2nd violin · Pierre Courriol, viola · Esther-Hélèna Richard, cello. The work was presented on 6 December 2021 in a masterclass led by Eric-Maria Couturier at the CNSMD in Lyon.
- 24 October 2021 — Présences Féminines Festival, Toulon: *Départ* — Charbel Charbel, cello · Melvil Chapoutot, piano. “Solitude” programme, alongside *Solitude* by Rita Strohl (1865–1941).
- 23 October 2021 — Osmose Festival, Brussels: *Éclat de rêve* — Charlotte Otte, piano. Premiere, concert “On the traces of Stravinsky”.

## Les Cahiers d'Aramine

Seventeen pieces for piano four hands, between humour and poetry, to play together from the very first months — plus workshops to discover music.

## Pages

- [Works](https://www.mariane-riss.com/en/works.md)
- [Listen](https://www.mariane-riss.com/en/listen.md)
- [Concerts](https://www.mariane-riss.com/en/concerts.md)
- [Aramine](https://www.mariane-riss.com/en/aramine.md)
- [Biography](https://www.mariane-riss.com/en/biography.md)
- [Contact](https://www.mariane-riss.com/en/contact.md)

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