Jean-Paul Liardet (05/10/1939), a Swiss composer, born in Lausanne. He studied at the Academy of music of Geneva. He worked with Igor Markévitch and with Witold Lutoslawsky. Liardet travels a lot. He published hitherto 17 discs of its compositions.
Requiem
Period: | Modernism |
Composed in: | 1983 |
Text/libretto: | Angelo Poliziano |
In memory of: | for a girl with the radiant beauty |
Label(s): | Gallo CD 957 |
Requiem pour une jeune fille à la beauté rayonnante contains:
01. La beauté rayonnante d'Albiera (5:39)
02. La déesse de Rhamnonte (4:01)
03. La fièvre (9:46)
04. La flamme froide et dévorante (1:38)
05. Le sommeil (6:20)
06. La mort (3:59)
Source: | booklet of cd Gallo CD-957 |
♫ 01. La beauté rayonnante d'Albiera
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♫ 02. La déesse de Rhamnonte
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♫ 03. La fièvre
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♫ 04. La flamme froide et dévorante
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♫ 05. Le sommeil
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♫ 06. La mort
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Requiem subtitled: "pour une jeune fille à la beauté rayonnante” ; commissioned by Societé Internationale de Musique Contemporaine. Lyrics by the Italian poet Angelo Poliziano (1454 - 1494).
The big Requiem of Liardet after a poem in Latin of Italian humanist politician is higly expressive. One feels a temperament.
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Angelo Poliziano
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