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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. -
Oak office desk
A virtual 3D reconstruction of one of the oak office desks at which Pierre Kemp wrote his poems in his house in the Turennestraat 21 in Maastricht, where he lived from 1929 until his death in 1967. -
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. -
An anthology of world poetry
Marginalia noted by Pierre Kemp and commented on by his biographer Wiel Kusters in the article "Pierre Kemp leest poëzie" in Kusters, W., Prick, H. G. M., & Jägers G. J. M. (1995). "Bladeren en lezen in groot verstaan" : Pierre Kemp in de wereld van het boek. University Press Maastricht etc. -
Liber amicorum : aangeboden aan Pierre Kemp b.g.v. zijn 70ste verjaardag
Pierre Kemp was gifted a liber amicorum (a Festschrift) on his seventieth birthday. In this unique book many well-known poets and artists expressed their admiration and affection for the Maastricht poet. -
Eros op den Parnassus : minnepoëzie uit alle tijden
Marginalia noted by Pierre Kemp and commented on by his biographer Wiel Kusters in the article "Pierre Kemp leest poëzie" in Kusters, W., Prick, H. G. M., & Jägers G. J. M. (1995). "Bladeren en lezen in groot verstaan" : Pierre Kemp in de wereld van het boek. University Press Maastricht etc. -
Anthologie de la nouvelle poésie française
Marginalia noted by Pierre Kemp and commented on by his biographer Wiel Kusters in the article "Pierre Kemp leest poëzie" in Kusters, W., Prick, H. G. M., & Jägers G. J. M. (1995). "Bladeren en lezen in groot verstaan" : Pierre Kemp in de wereld van het boek. University Press Maastricht etc. -
Junge deutsche Lyrik : eine Anthologie
Marginalia noted by Pierre Kemp and commented on by his biographer Wiel Kusters in the article "Pierre Kemp leest poëzie" in Kusters, W., Prick, H. G. M., & Jägers G. J. M. (1995). "Bladeren en lezen in groot verstaan" : Pierre Kemp in de wereld van het boek. University Press Maastricht etc. -
Anthologie persane (XIe-XIXe siècles)
Marginalia noted by Pierre Kemp and commented on by his biographer Wiel Kusters in the article "Pierre Kemp leest poëzie" in Kusters, W., Prick, H. G. M., & Jägers G. J. M. (1995). "Bladeren en lezen in groot verstaan" : Pierre Kemp in de wereld van het boek. University Press Maastricht etc.
