Pierre Seghers Dit Par Laurent Terzieff

Released by the French label Disques Adès, this spoken-word recording features the actor Laurent Terzieff reciting the poetry of Pierre Seghers. Seghers was a pivotal figure in 20th-century French literature, renowned not only as a poet and publisher but as a central node in the resistance through his clandestine literary activities. The production serves as a testament to the intimate intersection of the French poetic tradition and the mid-century tradition of recorded performance art.

Laurent Terzieff, celebrated for his gravelly, introspective voice and his long association with the avant-garde theater, was a deliberate choice for interpreting Seghers' work. His delivery emphasizes the rhythmic gravity of the verse, a common approach for the Disques Adès spoken-word catalog. The record was produced in a climate that valued the preservation of oral literary heritage, aiming to translate the intellectual weight of Seghers' written page into the evocative, immediate medium of vinyl.