Founded in 1991 in Geneva (Switzerland), Éditions Contrechamps is dedicated to publishing essential texts on 20th and 21st century music, beginning with the writings and testimonies of the composers themselves. The texts, interviews and correspon-dence of Bartók, Schönberg, Webern, Ives, Varèse, Cage, Carter, Berio, Nono, Ligeti, Kurtág, Huber, Lachenmann, Holliger, Rihm, Grisey, Nunes and others have been collected and form the main axis of our editorial line. Launched a few years ago, the collection Poche offers previously unpublished monographs on major works from the contemporary repertoire. The latest in date are concerned with Luciano Berio’s Coro (by Alain Poirier), Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Gruppen (by Pascal Decroupet) and Fausto Romitelli’s Professor Bad Trip (by Luigi Manfrin).
NEW HEAD OF EDITIONS
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Samuel Delerue as Head of Éditions Contrechamps. He will succeed Philippe Albèra, who founded the journal Contrechamps in 1983 and then the publishing house of the same name in 1991, and to whom we extend our warmest thanks.
Samuel Delerue is a French publisher and translator, renowned for his commitment to promoting artistic and literary research. In 2011, he founded Éditions L'Écarquillé, an independent publishing house dedicated to works exploring new perspectives on art. At Éditions Contrechamps, he will be combining his love of editorial work, the utmost care and rigour, with his interest in music at its most innovative.
I am very thrilled to be joining Contrechamps soon and honoured by the trust placed in me. I'm delighted - and I can't wait - to start thinking about future publications, which I hope will be exhilarating. For it is my imagination, as much as my skills as an editor, that I wish to put to the service of this mission, which is not without its challenges. Finally, I can't wait to meet all the people who will be taking part in this adventure with me. While Éditions Contrechamps is turning a page here, my personal commitment will also be taking a new direction, in a field that is particularly close to my heart.
Samuel Delerue, Head of Éditions Contrechamps
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