Sans souffle et sans issue
2026
for string quartet
Duration: 6 minutes
Commissioned by and dedicated to the Adastra Quartet
About
“Sans souffle et sans issue is a six-minute string quartet conceived as a succession of musical phrases that differ greatly from one another in character and style. From this continuous flow of rapid movements emerges a series of inhalations and exhalations. The tempo is flexible throughout the piece, with accelerations and decelerations left to the discretion of the performers.”
– Clara Olivares, May 2026
Detailed instrumentation
- 2 violins /
- viola /
- cello
Highlights
- May 30, 2026Strasbourg (FR) – Salle de la Bourse
Adastra Quartet
Premiere
