Delicious contrasts occur when classical music and popular music rub elbows" is the motto of Ensemble Contraste, a French group founded in 2000 by some of the leading classical virtuosi of the new generation. They built their notoriety by making their own arrangements that have resulted in original programs that range from classical music to tango, and from musicals to jazz to premieres of contemporary works. The Ensemble Contraste has collaborated with artists from many fields. Miroir(s) is a jazz recording that pays homage to some of the masterpieces of classical music. It gathers a jazz musician, a composer/improviser, a pianist who writes arrangements, and a classical musician tempted by the jazz demon. As for Ensemble Contraste, the "classical standards" have a huge number of potential connections, that even the composer himself might ignore. such as Mozart's Lacrimosa turned into a Bossa Nova...