Trio

This Trio for flute, cello and harp was composed in 1934 and the score had never seen the light of day since. It was during an auction of several André Jolivet scores that the manuscript was unearthed in 2013.

The idea of the composition of the Trio was inspired by Edgard Varèse during his years of apprenticeship in Paris. Varèse had forged links with harpist Carlos Salzedo and his trio with flautist Georges Barrère and cellist Horace Britt, the BSB Trio, committed to new music. It is, through Varèse, to these three musicians that Jolivet intended his trio.

Sylvain Blassel, harpist and fervent defender of contemporary music unearthed this trio and worked on the realization of the score.