Pierre Thilloy
About the composer
Pierre Thilloy was born in 1970. He began his studies at the conservatory of Nancy, where he studied orchestration and harmony. He studied composition at the conservatory of Luxembourg and at the International Academy of the Mozarteum in Salzburg. He was awarded several prizes in international competitions. Being only in his early thirties, he nevertheless composed almost a hundred works, several symphonies, choral works, chamber music and an opera for children. More information (in french) about him and about his compositions can be found at http://pthilloy.free.fr He is living in Metz, France.
About the Stabat Mater
| Date: | 2001 |
| Performers: | Mixed Choir (version 2), String Quartet (version 3) |
| Length: | 19.45 minutes |
| Particulars: | The Stabat Mater is Thilloy's opus 95. In fact it consists of several versions. Nr.1 is for four voices (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone) and Nr.3 is for string quartet, in versions with and without a speaker. Version Nr. 2 is the one I recorded, for mixed choir. The work is divided in 7 parts. It is dedicated to the victims of September 11 in New York. |
| Textual variations: | As far as I can hear, the "Vatican"-version of the text is used. |
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Information about the recording
| CD: | CD-R made by Pierre Thilloy |
| More info: | CD-R made by Pierre Thilloy, on which is version 2 that was recorded by my friend Hannie, to which Mr.Thilloy added a recording of version 3. Version 2 is a recording of the broadcasting by BBC Radio 3 on June 23, 2002 in the weekly program “Choir Works”. Version 3 is a recording of a performance in Noirlac Abbey on September 22, 2002 |
| Orchestra: | Quator Gaudi (version 2), consisting of Elina Kuperman, Raphael Aubry, Nicolas Galière, Arben Skenderi |
| Choir: | BBC Singers (version 2) |
| Other works: | John Poole (version 2) |
| Code: | 2002 THI-01 |
