VIVIER, C.: Reves d'un Marco Polo
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Composer:
Vivier, Claude
Conductor:
Leeuw, Reinbert de
Ensemble:
Schoenberg Ensemble
Narrator:
Leysen, Johan
Soloist:
Akker, Marion van den
Soloist:
Daymond, Karl
Soloist:
Kamp, Harry van der
Soloist:
Lloyd Morgan, Richard
Soloist:
Makuuchi, Tomoko
Soloist:
McFadden, Claron
Soloist:
Poulson, Lani
Set/Stage Designer:
Kalman, Jean
Costume Designer:
Figus, Angelo
Lighting Designer:
Kalman, Jean
Stage Director:
Audi, Pierre
DVD Producer:
Damme, Ferenc van
Television Director:
Hulscher, Hans
Marco Polo
Composer:
Vivier, Claude
Libretto/Text Author:
Chamberland, Paul
Libretto/Text Author:
Holderlin, Friedrich
Libretto/Text Author:
King, Jr., Martin Luther
Libretto/Text Author:
Vivier, Claude
Conductor:
Leeuw, Reinbert de
Ensemble:
ASKO Ensemble
Ensemble:
Schoenberg Ensemble
Narrator:
Leysen, Johan
Soloist:
Couroux, Marc
Soloist:
Halteren, John van
Soloist:
Harries, Kathryn
Soloist:
Hens, Charles
Soloist:
Kamp, Harry van der
Soloist:
Lloyd Morgan, Richard
Soloist:
Makuuchi, Tomoko
Soloist:
McFadden, Claron
Soloist:
Mierau, Terence
Soloist:
Narucki, Susan
Soloist:
Ottaway, James
Soloist:
Poulson, Lani
Soloist:
Rasker, Helena
Soloist:
Scholte, Jose
Costume Designer:
Figus, Angelo
Stage Director:
Audi, Pierre
DVD Producer:
Damme, Ferenc van
Television Director:
Hulscher, Hans
Date of Production: 2004
Venue: Gasholder Cultuurpark Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam
Playing Time: 04:27:32
Catalogue Number: OA0943D
UPC: 809478009436
Many consider Claude Vivier the greatest composer Canada has yet produced. Gyorgy Ligeti once called him 'the finest French composer of his generation'. A pupil under Gilles Tremblay and Karlheinz Stockhausen, he soon created his own dazzling vocal and orchestral language, profoundly marked by his travels to the Far East. The interweaving of his personal and professional life, of the real and the imaginary, reveals a compelling global awareness, deep human compassion and a universal quest for ultimate enlightenment. Vivier himself pursued this journey of discovery, until his tragic murder in Paris at the age of thirty-four.
The two parts of Reves d'un Marco Polo are like shadow and light, forming a dreamlike ritualistic experience and encompassing stage productions of his finest compositions. Pierre Audi's superb and moving staging is complemented by refined, passionate musical direction from Reinbert de Leeuw, leading the soloists, the Asko Ensemble and the Schonberg Ensemble to great heights.
Bonus features:
- Claude Vivier - a spellbinding and insightful 60-minute documentary by Cherry Duyns, from his acclaimed contemporary composer portrait series, on the life and work of Claude Vivier, including rare footage, interviews with conductor Reinbert de Leeuw and people close to Vivier and his music
- Introductions to the work by Pierre Audi and Reinbert de Leeuw
The two parts of Reves d'un Marco Polo are like shadow and light, forming a dreamlike ritualistic experience and encompassing stage productions of his finest compositions. Pierre Audi's superb and moving staging is complemented by refined, passionate musical direction from Reinbert de Leeuw, leading the soloists, the Asko Ensemble and the Schonberg Ensemble to great heights.
Bonus features:
- Claude Vivier - a spellbinding and insightful 60-minute documentary by Cherry Duyns, from his acclaimed contemporary composer portrait series, on the life and work of Claude Vivier, including rare footage, interviews with conductor Reinbert de Leeuw and people close to Vivier and his music
- Introductions to the work by Pierre Audi and Reinbert de Leeuw
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