D'un matin de printemps
D'un matin de printemps is a musical work for violin, cello or flute and piano or orchestra, composed by Lili Boulanger.
History
Originally composed as a duet for violin and piano, from the spring of 1917 the work was adapted as a trio version for violin, cello, and piano in 1917, and as a duet for flute and piano in the same year. In January 1918, Boulanger wrote an orchestral version.[1] D'un matin de printemps was the last orchestral work composed by Boulanger before her death in 1918.[2]
Analysis
Unlike many of Boulanger's other works, this work was written to charm, with a fresh and joyful character.[3] The Belgian musicologist Harry Halbreich wrote:
D'un matin de printemps est dans l'ensemble un Scherzo à la verve primesautière, à l'orchestration aérée et transparente, mais on y voit surgir au milieu une gradation d'orchestre véhémente qui révèle la douleur sous-jacente à cette sérénité si précaire.[4]
The music critic Gerald Larner wrote that it contains more accents of Debussy than the rest of her work.[5]
Discography
- Yehudi Menuhin (violin) and Clifford Curzon (piano), EMI (1967)
- Olivier Charlier (violin) and Émile Naoumoff (piano), Marco Polo (1993)
- Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra directed by Mark Stringer, Timpani (1998)
- BBC Philharmonic directed by Yan Pascal Tortelier, Chandos (1999)
References
- ^ D'un matin de printemps. Orchestre pièce de caractère Lili Boulanger (1893-1918). Bibliothèque nationale de France. 1917.
- ^ "Lili Boulanger 'D'un Matin de Printemps': A Frivolous Adventure!". classicalexburns.com. 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Lili Boulanger - Her life and D'un Matin de Printemps". www.illuminatewomensmusic.co.uk. 16 January 2018.
- ^ Harry Halbreich, « L'esprit souffle où il veut », notes on CD Stringer/Namur/Luxembourg, Timpani 1C1148, 1998/2007, p. 7.
- ^ Gerald Larner, notes on CD Tortelier/Birmingham, Chandos 9745, 1999, p.16.
External links
- D'un matin de printemps: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- D'un matin de printemps at AllMusic
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