Jean-Louis Florentz

Jean-Louis Florentz
(1947-2004)

Jean-Louis Florentz (* Asnières-sur-Seine, on December 19th 1947 - † Paris, on July 4th 2004) is a Compositeur French.

Biography

Raise Pierre Schaeffer and from Olivier Messiaen, it obtains, in 1978, the Price of composition Lili Boulanger, followed various prices of SACEM and Institute of France. Its ceaseless voyages in Africa enable him to study the Ethnomusicologie and the Linguistique. He was a friend of Olivier Latry, organist of the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris.

Its music has a strong evocative, plentiful capacity, luxuriant, by keeping a very French clearness; its work is placed in the mobility of Henri Dutilleux.

He died of cancer in 2004.

Chronological catalog

Years 1970

OPUS 01 - Ti-NDE, for viola and small orchestra (1975-1976)
: Order Ministère of the Culture
OPUS 02 - Ténéré-Incantation on a Koranic verse, for orchestra (1977-1978)
: Order Ministry for the Culture
OPUS 03 - Magnificats - Ear-plug for the Visitation, for tenor, chorus mixed and orchestra (1979-1980)
: Order Festival of sacred arts of the Town of Paris.

Years 1980

OPUS 03 - Steps of the Sun, for orchestra (1981-1983) - Order of Radio France
OPUS 05 - Laudes - Kidân za-nageh, 7 parts for Organ (1983-1985), lasted 32 mn. Order of “Ars organorum”
: I. Tell me your name…
: II. Prayer to untie the charms
: III. Grip of Marie
: IV. Song of the flowers
: V. Tears of the Virgin
: VI. Rampart of the cross
: VII. … Lord of the lights
OPUS 06 - Song of Nyandarua, for 4 violoncellos (1985), lasted 15 mn - Ordering of Radio France
OPUS 07 - Asun, symphonic Tale on the Assumption of Marie for soprano, tenor, baritone, mixed chorus, chorus of children and orchestra (1986-1988), lasted 50 mn. Order of Radio France. 7 tables:
: I. the Paddle on the lake Tanned, in Ethiopia
: II. The Angel with the Palm
: III. The Forest of the Mysteries
: IV. The Water-cooled fire bridge (Prayer of Marie to Golgotha)
: V. the Arch of Mercy
: VI. Sun columns
: VII. Carry Light

Years 1990

OPUS 08 - Upright on the Sun, song of resurrection for Organ (1990), lasted 25 mn
: Order of Radio France
OPUS 09 - Asmarâ, for mixed chorus with cappella (1991-1992), lasted 17 mn
: Order General advice of Savoy and Ministry for the Culture
OPUS 10 - the Dream of Luc Alcari, for violoncello and orchestra (1992-1994), lasted 32 mn
: Order “new Music in freedom” and Ministry for the Culture for the Orchestre of Paris
OPUS 11 - Second Song of Nyandarua, litanies for 12 violoncellos, duration 13 mn
OPUS 12 - the Angel of Tamaris, for violoncello solo, lasted 11 mn 30 S approximately
OPUS 13 - the Gardens of Amenta, tells symphonic for full orchestra, lasted 32 mn
: Order National orchestra of Lyon
OPUS 14A - the Ring of Solomon, dances symphonic, version for orchestra alone, lasted 25 mn - 1 {{er}} April 1999
: Order National orchestra of Lyon
OPUS 15 - the Cross of the South, symphonic poem for Orgue (1999-2000), lasted 17 mn
: Order Association Rebirth of large the organ of the Saint-Remi Basilica of Rheims

Years 2000

OPUS 16 - the Child of the Islands, symphonic poem for full orchestra, lasted 33 mn - March 10th, 2002
: Order National orchestra of the Countries of the Loire
OPUS 17 - the black Child, tells symphonic for Large-Organ of 14 tables, 1st table: Be a prelude to (2002), lasted 9 mn
: Order international Contests of the Town of Paris and “new Music in freedom”.
OPUS 18 - Qsar Ghilâne, symphonic poem for orchestra, duration 22 mn (2003)
: Order orchestral Ensemble of Paris and Ministry for the Culture

Discography

Monographic discs

Magnificat - Ear-plug for the Visitation, COp. 3/Les Laudes, COp 5. I. Caley - Together vocal Michel Piquemal - Together orchestral of Paris, direction Armin Jordan - Michel Bourcier, organ Daniel Birouste of Pleasure-of-Gers - ERATO/MFA - 2292-45432-2.
Upright on the Sun, COp. 8/Les Laudes, COp 5. Michel Bourcier, organ Van den Heuvel of the Saint-Eustace church, Paris - KOCH/SCHWANN - 3-6407-2H1.
Gardens of Amènta, COp. 13/Le Dream of Luc Alcari, COp. 10/L' Angel of Tamaris, COp 12. Yvan Chiffoleau, Yves Potrel, violoncellos; National orchestra of Lyon, direction Emmanuel Krivine, Günter Herbig - MFA/RADIO France - MFA 216023 - Harmonia Mundi distribution.
the Child of the Islands, COp. 16/L' Ring of Solomon, COp 14. National orchestra of the Countries of the Loire, to dir. Welding Hubert. FORLANE 16832 - Distribution DOM 11.

Collective discs

Songs of Nyandarua, COp 6. P. Boufil, Mr. Bardon, F. Dariel, C. Tricoire, violoncellos, in: “133 violoncellos for Pablo Casals” in concert with the Theater of the Champs Elysées - VOGUE - VG 651-645007.
the Angel of Tamaris, COp 12. Dominique de Williencourt, violoncello, in: French music for violoncello, Dominique de Williencourt” - TRITON - SORTING 2021.
the Angel of Tamaris, COp 12. Arto Noras, violoncello, in ARION - ARN 68414.
Asmarâ, COp 9 in “French Music Choral”. Netherlands Chamber Choir (Together vocal Netherlander), to dir. Ed Spanjaard GLOBE/CODAEX GLO 5215

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