L'Album des Six
French work
Definition
A 1920 collaborative piano album containing one piece by each of Les Six, conceived by Jean Cocteau. Tailleferre's contribution was her Pastorale, one of her most-performed early piano works.
Interpretive Guidance
Tailleferre's Pastorale from the Album is short, light, and pastoral in the French sense — outdoor, sunlit, untroubled. The touch should be delicate and the phrases gently shaped, without sentimentality.