Jolivet rehearses with both Jacques
Toja and Jean Piat the musical part of their roles in the Barbier
de Séville by Beaumarchais.
Arms up, Jolivet gathers the musicians
together to give them power and strength.
Did Jolivet hear the delicate nuances
that he was expecting from the orchestra?
Jolivet conducting for a long-playing
recording. He takes advantage of the pause to give explanations
and suits the action to the word.
In 1956, during a rehearsal of La
Vérité de Jeanne in front of Joan of Arc's
house in Domrémy.
In Dresden, spending an evening at
a friend's house, Jolivet shows how after a concert, one can
relax and smile.
In Japan, visiting a temple with a
priest.
In 1966, standing by the poster of
the concert Jolivet will conduct in Moscow with the soloists:
Véra Doulova, the harpist and Alexandre Korneev, the
flutist.
Conducting a group of percussionists
playing Cérémonial, a work composed as
a homage to Varèse.