Gwangju, Corée du Sud, mai 1980. Après la féroce répression menée par la junte militaire contre le mouvement étudiant démocratique, un jeune garçon erre parmi les morgues improvisées de la ville, à la recherche de ses camarades. En réalité, c'est une âme en peine qui recherche son propre corps assassiné.
Man Booker International Prize 2016. …

These CD's present Cras's complete orchestral works, minus his "Andante religieux," which is still in manuscript. Here, Cras's style is not really "impressionist", but more a mixture of late-20th century French romanticism with touches of impressionism. The music is sort of in the vein of D'Indy, Magnard or Tournemire, with fleeting influences from Debussy and Ravel, but without really sounding like any of them. Cras eschews academic form, and allows his materials to find their own shapes, somewhat like late Debussy. Although some movements are melancholy or mysterious, the clouds are never terribly dark, and Cras's accustomed optimism constantly reasserts itself.