Maurice Ravel’s 1912 Première Suite: 1. Nocturne (from Daphnis et Chloé) inspired Pierre Kemp to write his poem Gramophone DB 4930. Kemp’s record collection holds a 1934 recording by the Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, conducted by Piero Coppola.
A virtual 3D reconstruction of an artificial red coloured Easter egg decorated with a poem in gold ink by Pierre Kemp for his muse Turkoois, the name he gave to a 21-year old jurist he had met on the train on April 15, 1942<br />
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Transcribed text in Dutch:<br />
Dit ei is rood van vreugde dat<br />
’t nooit advocaat kan worden<br />
en niet die struif en gin bevat<br />
als ’t schrikbewind der Orde<br />
en geen nieuw leven door een broed<br />
aan schrikbewindje geven moet.
Jean-Joseph Mouret’s 1714 Les Festes de Thalie inspired Pierre Kemp to write his poem Elegie om het verlies van Amaranth. Kemp’s record collection holds a 1951 recording by the Orchestre de la Société des Concerts de Versailles, conducted by G. Cloez.