Bryce Dessner has shared the first single, “Lullaby For Jacques Et Brune”, off his upcoming album “Solos” out August 23rd.

TRACKLIST:


01. Lullaby for Jacques Et Brune
02. Francis
03. Tuusula
04. Song for Octave
05. Tromp Miniature
06. Ornament and Crime I
07. Ornament and Crime II
08. Ornament and Crime III
09. A Good Person
10. On a Wire
11. Walls
12. Delphica I
13. Delphica II
14. Ornament III Piano
15. Song for Ainola

Bryce Dessner shared this about the album: “Writing a solo piece for me is always a great challenge and joy, as you have all the personality and talent of the player plus the physicality and resonance of the solo instrument, a bit like a Shakespearean monologue. These solo pieces for violin, viola, cello, harp, percussion, guitar and piano represent many years of my compositional process. When I began composing, I mainly wrote solo pieces for myself to play and I have always loved unaccompanied instrumental music, including the solo Bach lute and cello suites and the Renaissance lute fantasies of John Dowland, which I used to play myself on the classical guitar. These pieces of mine are often written like poems, where the musical language itself dictates the form and evolution of the piece, and were often opportunities for me to explore more deeply my relationship to the instruments they were composed for. They also represent in each case close collaborative relationships and friendships I have been very lucky to develop with the incredible musicians who play them. Katia, Pekka, Anastasia, Nadia, Lavinia and Colin are all exceptional artists who brought so much of their amazing talent to these recordings.”