Trois Pièces – All Classical Research

Boulanger wrote her Trois Pièces for cello and piano in 1914 (not to be confused with Trois pièces pour piano, which were also written in 1914).
1. Modéré (Moderate)
  - Transcription of “Improvisation” from Trois Improvisations
2. Sans vitesse et à l’aise (Without speed and at ease)
  - Transcription of “Petit Canon” from Trois Improvisations
3. Vite et nerveusement rythmé (Fast and nervously rhythmic)
Listen for – A fascinating rhythmic anomaly that appears in the slower middle section of “Sans vitesse et à l’aise,” where Boulanger employs an irregular 5/4 meter.¹

Lindsay Koob and Lucy Mauro, Notes in accompanying booklet, Mademoiselle: Première audience – Unknown Music of Nadia Boulanger performed by Amit Peled and Lucy Mauro, Delos 3496, 2017, compact disc.

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