GERMAINE TAILLEFERRE (1892–1983)
HER PIANO WORKS, REVIVED • 1
NICOLAS HORVATH
‘I am thrilled to be able to share the first release in a new series dedicated to the piano music of Germaine Tailleferre. This project is the culmination of years of deep research with the guidance of leading Tailleferre specialist Paul Wehage and many editors who granted me permission to access restricted materials at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF). With the kind support of Tailleferre's granddaughter, Elvire de Rudder, who is the sole copyright owner of all of Tailleferre's music and who very generously shared previously unpublished scores as well as unknown indications by Tailleferre herself on how to perform her music, the series will offer a fresh and new interpretation that respects and reflects the composer's personal tastes and vision of the music as well as the composition period. Like my ongoing Satie series, these albums will chronologically follow Tailleferre's development as a composer, from her early years as a student to her later years as one of Les Six. I hope you will join me on this wonderfully exciting journey to rediscover Germaine Tailleferre. ’ – Nicolas Horvath
