Album Notes

This CD of sensuous, Baroque tunes is the perfect, romantic gift for your partner. Beautifully played by Victoria Paterson and Robert Burkhardt of the New York City-based Lumiere Duo, this gorgeous collection of Baroque classics goes perfectly with flowers, a box of chocolates or a gourmet dinner with candles and red wine.

The title track, Le Petit Mort, translates as “The Little Death,” a French phrase meaning ‘orgasm.’ This long lost work is attributed to one of the first, great female composers, Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre. The legend goes that before her husband passed away in 1704, she wrote this work as a gift for her secret lover who longed for her while her husband was still alive, but dared not reveal himself. This piece was a secret message to her lover that if he waited, he would experience “Le Petit Mort.”


LUMIERE DUO BIO

Founded in 2005, the New York City-based Lumiere Duo, Victoria Paterson, violin and Robert Burkhardt, cello, have been playing together since 2005, and are both members of the Lumiere String Quartet. They often play concerts in and around NYC and are very pleased to introduce their first professionally-released CD. In addition to playing and recording together, they both frequently perform on Broadway and at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden, The Metropolitan Museum, and many more venues in and around greater New York.

Check out the Lumiere String Quartet on MySpace: www.myspace.com/lumierestringquartet