Yvonne Loriod (born 20 January 1924, Houilles, Paris, France) is a French pianist, and the widow of composer Olivier Messiaen. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Houilles is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra Olivier Messiaen ( December 10 1908 &ndash April 27 1992 was a French Composer, organist and ornithologist. Her sister was the ondes martenot player Jeanne Loriod. The ondes Martenot (IPA maʀtəno French for "Martenot waves" also known as the ondium Martenot, Martenot and ondes musicales) is an early Jeanne Loriod ( 13 July 1928 - 3 August 2001) was a French Musician, regarded as the world's leading exponent of the
Loriod studied at the Paris Conservatoire and became one of Olivier Messiaen's most avid pupils. At the age of 25, she was appointed professor at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris. She went on to become a nationally-acclaimed recording artist and concert pianist, and premiered most of Messiaen's works for the piano starting in the 1940s. Both she and her sister Jeanne often performed as the soloists in his Turangalîla-Symphonie. The Turangalîla-Symphonie is a large-scale piece of Orchestral music by Olivier Messiaen. [1]
In 1961, Loriod married Olivier Messiaen following the death of his first wife, Claire Delbos. Claire Delbos (1906–1959 was a French Violinist and composer and first wife of the composer Olivier Messiaen. [2] She is generally considered to be the most important interpreter of Messiaen's piano works. In her later years, she and Messiaen acted as mentor to the pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard, who has since become a great champion of the works of Messiaen. Pierre-Laurent Aimard (born 9 September 1957) is a French Pianist. [3]
References
- ^ Cynthia Millar. "Obituary: Jeanne Loriod", The Guardian, 6 September 2001. Retrieved on 2008-01-27. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva.
- ^ Peter Hill. "Sacred gift", The Guardian, 4 November 2005. Retrieved on 2008-01-27. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva.
- ^ Andrew Clements. "Mystery plays", The Guardian, 24 March 2000. Retrieved on 2008-01-27. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva.
External links
- oliviermessiaen.net A site devoted to Yvonne's teacher and spouse, Olivier Messiaen.
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