Composed in 2016, It rings a bell… is my second quartet with piano after Café 2010 (a little homage to Astor Piazzolla). The title is to be understood both literally – bell-like sonorities are heard through the piece – and figuratively – as an evocation of late Middle-Ages litany prayers.

Although quite contrasted, the two movements share the technique of canon composition, typically introduced by church chimes. In the first movement, a hypnotic theme unfolds at a slow-moving, almost creeping...