Migot's unique style led American musicologist Irving Schwerké to define him as 'The French Group of One' in 1925, as he couldn't be categorized into any particular 20th-century musical school.
Composer Biography
Georges Migot, born in Paris in 1891, was a prolific composer, painter, engraver, poet, and author of treatises on music, philosophy, and aesthetics.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Migot's vast body of work is rooted in aesthetic nationalism and a connection to the past, drawing inspiration from French lutenists, troubadours, Gregorian chant, and folk song.
Composer Biography
Migot's musical studies at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris were interrupted by his conscription into the First World War, where he was severely wounded.
Compositional Technique
Migot, like Debussy, rejected the idea of rhythm as a pulse, instead using it to enhance the spatial feeling of the music and emphasize melodic intervals.
Recording & Production
The album cover features a painting by Georges Migot himself, depicting the garden of his mansion in Partenay, France.
Compositional Technique
Migot's compositional style is based on a 'polylineal' concept, where multiple melodic lines overlap and are interdependent, and he used the term 'counter-line' for his free approach to counterpoint.
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