influence was Franck. Many of his works are characterized by a certain melancholy: in his own words, "la joie [est] mille fois plus difficile à peindre que la souffrance" ("joy is a thousand times harder to paint than suffering"). His larger compositions are cyclic in structure; that is, themes in his works will often recur from movement to movement, something no doubt inherited from a long tradition of nineteenth-century European composers, as well as from many works of Franck and d'Indy. The recurring themes in the violin sonata have led some scholars to suggest that it was an inspiration for the Vinteuil Sonata, an imaginary work described by Marcel Proust in In Search of Lost Time. However, the structure imagined by Proust is also similar to the violin sonata by Franck. His style, prophetic of early-twentieth-century avant-garde French composers like Satie and Milhaud, was influenced by Franck, Wagner and (especially in the Trio) Beethoven, though these influences did not manifest themselves as mere imitation. In general, Lekeu is regarded as a highly talented composer whose death cut short a promising musical career. Compositions Lekeu composed about 50 works, and left a number of unfinished compositions at the time of his death. Two of these, a Cello Sonata and his Piano Quartet, were completed by d'Indy. All have been recorded at least once, and several of them more than once, notably the Violin Sonata in G Major and the Piano Trio in C minor. The first time Piano Sonata in G minor had been completely performed on live by pianist Paweł Albiński in Kraków, Poland on 20 August 2014. Significant works Choral Chant lyrique, for chorus & orchestra (poem by Lamartine) (1891) Andromède. Poème lyrique et symphonique, cantata (in 2 acts) for soprano, tenor, baritone, and bass soloists, chorus, and orchestra (text by Jules Sauvenière) (1891) Songs Two poems of Lamartine, for voice & piano (1887) La Fenêtre de la maison paternelle Les Pavots Two songs with words by Lekeu, for voice & piano (1889) Quelque antique et lente danse L'ombre plus dense Chanson de Mai, song for voice & piano (text by Jean Lekeu) (1891) Plainte d'Andromède, for soprano & piano sextet (string quartet and doublebass) (1892) Trois Poèmes, for voice & piano (also arr. for unaccompanied soprano) (words by Lekeu) (1892) Sur une tombe Ronde Nocturne (also arr. for mezzo-soprano & piano quintet) Orchestra Introduction symphonique aux Burgraves (Overture