D'un matin de printemps explained

D'un matin de printemps is a musical work for violin and piano, flute and piano, piano trio, 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:

The music critic Gerald Larner wrote that it contains more accents of Debussy than the rest of her work.^[4]

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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)

Notes and References

1. Book: D'un matin de printemps. Orchestre pièce de caractère Lili Boulanger (1893-1918). 1917. Bibliothèque nationale de France.
2. Web site: Lili Boulanger 'D'un Matin de Printemps': A Frivolous Adventure!. classicalexburns.com. 30 April 2018.
3. Web site: Lili Boulanger - Her life and D'un Matin de Printemps. www.illuminatewomensmusic.co.uk. 16 January 2018.
4. [Gerald Larner]