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TEN
COMPOSER PORTRAITS
 IN WORD AND IMAGE 

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"Striking portraits"
"Clearly written biographies"
"For beginning and advanced music lovers”

Editor: PARTNER PRODUCTIONS / MuziekGroep Nederland, 2000


Examples of painted composer portraits


OLIVIER MESSIAEN

(France, 1908-1992)

JOHN CAGE 
(US, 1912-1992)

TRISTAN KEURIS 
(Netherlands, 1946-1996)

KAREL GOEYVAERTS
(Belgium, 1923-1993)

ASTOR PIAZZOLLA 
(Argentina, 1921-1992)

TON DE LEEUW 
(Netherlands, 1926-1996)

JOS KUNST 
(Netherlands, 1936-1996)

TERA DE MAREZ OYENS
(Netherlands, 1932-1996)

TON BRUYNÈL
(Netherlands, 1934-1998)

TORU TAKEMITSU
(Japan, 1930-1996)

 

 

 

TEN COMPOSER PORTRAITS IN WORD AND IMAGE 
contains ten introductory biographies (in Dutch) and twenty reproductions of painted portraits of ten outstanding twentieth-century composers as Olivier Messiaen, Toru Takemitsu, John Cage, Ton de Leeuw and Astor Piazzolla. The book stresses among other things personal experiences of the composers as a source of their inspiration.

CONCERT TOUR & EXHIBITIONS

In 2000/2003 pianist René Eckhardt and Saar Roelofs made a concert tour in the Netherlands with their program Tribute - Ten Composer Portraits in Word, Image and Sound, which was performed among others in: 
- Music Centre Vredenburg in Utrecht
- Stedelijk Museum of Modern Art in Amsterdam 
- Oosterpoort in Groningen 
- Museum Van Bommel Van Dam in Venlo
- De Toonzaal in Den Bosch. 

This production formed a tribute to then ten composer mentioned above
. 

During the piano recitals the painted composer portraits were exhibited in the concert hall and/or projected on the stage. 

The book Ten Composer Portraits in Word and Image comes complete with the CD Tribute 2000, which includes twelve works for piano by the ten composers, performed by pianist René Eckhardt.




 

RECEPTION

"Beautiful portraits which Saar Roelofs created with profound understanding and convincing brushstrokes" (public press:   
De Gelderlander, January 31 2000)

“Remarkable portraits. Clearly  written biographies which are excellent introductions of the work of the composers" (professional journal: Mens & Melodie, March 2001)

"Psychologically striking portraits" (public press: Het Parool, January 24, 200l). 

Quotations from the chapter about Messiaen are included in the book Saint François d'Assise (the Dutch Opera, 2008).  

“Roelofs uses an accessible writing style. In a nutshell she gives an excellent impression of the life of ten composers. Meanwhile she also describes the connections and similarities between the composers. The painted portraits show a convincing likeness with the represented persons.
Together the book and the CD form a mini manual of post World War II music, for beginning as well as advanced music lovers.” (professional journals: De Muze van het Museumplein, Summer issue 2001; Oorsprong, November 2001)

 “A beautiful book. Very characteristic portraits. Life and work of the composers are written in an accessible way.” (Dutch radio station for classical music: Radio 4, December 2000)

“Twenty striking portraits. Clearly written biographies.” (Foundation Women and Music, News Letter, April 2001)

“Roelofs describes life and work of the ten composers in a pleasant style. Because of the painted portraits the composers become more alive.” (Public press: Dagblad van Almere, March 22 2001)

 

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