Lemeland: Time Landscapes, Airmen, Epilogue & Memorial

Featuring

Marc Tardue
Carole Farley
Pamela Hunter
José Serebrier
Ensemble Instrumental de Grenoble
Ensemble Vocal Francine Bessac

Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie
Aubert Lemeland

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Composition History

The composer, Aubert Lemeland, considers it a duty to bear witness to the Second World War through his vocal works, using 'war poetry' which he finds to be the most accomplished and truthful form.

Composition History

Epilogue, one of the pieces on this album, was written for the 50th anniversary of the Normandy Landings, fulfilling the wishes of veterans who participated.

Composition History

Memorial, a symphonic piece on this album, was composed in 1993 as a musical homage to the Canadians killed at Dieppe on August 19, 1942, an event the composer, Aubert Lemeland, distinctly remembers from his childhood.

Composer Biography

Aubert Lemeland, the composer, was awarded the Grand Prix du Disque de l'Académie Charles Cros in 1995 for his recordings of Omaha and Songs for the Dead Soldiers.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Aubert Lemeland states that his music is rooted in a style between impressionism and neo-classicism, and that jazz, particularly from the early 1950s, is often an underlying theme.

Composer's Artistic Vision

The composer, Aubert Lemeland, considers his works inspired by the Second World War to be the most significant and representative of his entire output.

Composition History

Airmen, another work on this album, uses seven poems by British fighter pilots who died in combat between 1940 and 1944, covering the period from the Battle of Britain to the Allied Landings in Normandy.