Lucien Durosoir, like Manet, aimed to create new forms, avoiding excessive ornamentation and focusing on the musical texture, even if it meant using a 'crudity of language'.
Album & Artwork
The album cover features Édouard Manet's painting 'Le Balcon' from 1868-1869, which is also the title of the album's first track.
Recording & Production
Part of this album was recorded at La Ferme de Villefavard in Limousin, a converted granary known for its exceptional acoustics designed by Albert Yaying Xu.
Composition History
Lucien Durosoir's 'Le Balcon' (1924) is a rare vocal work, demonstrating his love for poetry, particularly that of Baudelaire.
Compositional Technique
The Trio in B minor for violin, cello, and piano marks a 'second manner' for Durosoir, characterized by a near-total disappearance of counterpoint, fragmented melodies, and a focus on extreme instrumental technique.
Composer Biography
Lucien Durosoir, the composer, lost his father in an accident at the age of ten, an experience that may have influenced the somber themes in some of his works.
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