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PRELIMINARY ROUND
Recording
Length: 15–20 minutes per candidate
1 - A piece by Johann Sebastian Bach
To be chosen from the following:Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 541
Fugue in G minor, BWV 542
Fugue in A minor, BWV 543
Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 550
Fugue in C major, BWV 564
2 - A piece by Olivier Messiaen
To be chosen from the following:
Alléluias sereins d’une âme qui désire le Ciel (from L’Ascension)
Le Vent de l’Esprit (Sortie from the Messe de la Pentecôte)
3 - A freely chosen piece from the repertoire from 1830 to 1945
NOTE
The first round may be recorded on several organs. Each piece must be recorded without editing.
The recordings entered into the preliminary round may include works performed in the three public rounds.
QUARTER-FINALS
Tuesday 1 November 2022 from 10 am to 1 pm – Auditorium de Lyon
Length: 15–20 minutes per candidate
1 - 2nd and 3rd movements of a trio sonata by Johann Sebastian Bach
To be chosen from the Trio Sonatas BWV 525 to 530.
Movements must be played without repeats.
2 - A compulsory piece by Olivier Messiaen
Joie et Clarté des corps glorieux (from Les Corps glorieux)
3 - A piece chosen by the candidate, excluding Johann Sebastian Bach and Olivier Messiaen
SEMI-FINALS
Thursday 3 November 2022 from 10 am to 2.30 pm – Auditorium de Lyon
Length: 20–25 minutes per candidate
1 - A Chorale Prelude by Johannes Brahms
To be chosen from Opus 122.
2 - A Pièce de Fantaisie by Louis Vierne
To be chosen from Opuses 51, 53, 54 and 55.
3 - A piece or series of pieces by Olivier Messiaen
4 - A post-1945 piece, excluding Olivier Messiaen
FINAL
Saturday 5 November 2022 from 3 pm – Auditorium de Lyon
Length: 40–45 minutes per candidate
1 - A compulsory piece composed by François Meïmoun, commissioned by the Olivier Messiaen Competition.
The score will be available on July 1st. The commissioned work will be around seven minutes in length.
2 - A piece or series of pieces by Olivier Messiaen of 8–15 minutes in length.
3 - Repertoire composed between 1830 and 1945 chosen by the candidate.
This programme may consist of one or several pieces.
NOTE
The freely chosen pieces may be whole pieces or one or more isolated movements from a work or a collection.
In the semi-final and the final, the jury will pay particular attention to the balance of the chosen programme.
The final must not contain any of the pieces performed in the preliminary, quarter-final or semi-final rounds.
MUSICAL COMMISSION
François Meïmoun studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse in Paris with Michaël Levinas, at Sorbonne-Paris IV University and at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (PhD). His works have been performed by ensembles including the Arditti and Tana Quartets, Les Percussions de Strasbourg, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, the Ensemble Intercontemporain and various soloists. He is the editorial director of the 20th and 21st-century music collections for Aedam Musicae, which also published his book Entretiens avec Pierre Boulez: La naissance d’un compositeur. He teaches musical analysis at the CNSMDP.