Manuscripts Pierre Kemp
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Egg for Turquoise - Ei voor Turkoois
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 Transcribed text in Dutch: Dit ei is rood van vreugde dat ’t nooit advocaat kan worden en niet die struif en gin bevat als ’t schrikbewind der Orde en geen nieuw leven door een broed aan schrikbewindje geven moet. -
Menuet des follets
Hector Berlioz’s 1846 Menuet des Follets (from La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24) inspired Pierre Kemp to write his poem Van der Kleuren. Kemp’s record collection holds a 1932 recording by French Orchestre de l'Association des Concerts Lamoureux, conducted by Albert Wolff. -
Pavane pour une Infante défunte
Maurice Ravel’s 1899 Pavane pour une Infante défunte inspired Pierre Kemp to write his poem Gramophone DB 4930. Kemp’s record collection holds a 1932 recording by the Orchestre Symphonique, conducted by Freitas Branco. -
Daphnis et Chloé. Première Suite: 1. Nocturne.
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. -
Les Festes de Thalie
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. -
Prélude à l’Après-midi d’un faune en Nocturnes
Claude Achille Debussy’s 1892 Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun inspired Pierre Kemp to write his poem Zingende Daad. Kemp’s record collection holds a 1932 recording by the Walther Straram Orchestra conducted by Walther Straram.
