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Yvonne Loriod

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Yvonne Loriod

Born January 20, 1924 · Houilles, Seine-et-Oise [now Yvelines], France

Died May 17, 2010 · aged 86

Yvonne Louise Georgette Loriod-Messiaen (20 January 1924 – 17 May 2010) was a French pianist, teacher, and composer, and the second wife of composer Olivier Messiaen. Her sister was the Ondes Martenot player Jeanne Loriod. Loriod was born in Houilles, Yvelines to Gaston and Simone Loriod. Initially receiving piano lessons from her godmother, she later studied at the Paris Conservatoire and became…

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Music Memories: Yvonne Loriod-MessiaenMusic Memories: Yvonne Loriod-Messiaen · 2002
Music Memories: Yvonne Loriod-Messiaen
2002
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"The 'Musique Mémoires' collection was born from a heritage archiving campaign, intended to collect the testimony of composers, performers, conductors, and personalities from the world of music whose creations and actions have marked the musical life of the last sixty years. The aim of these lengthy interviews is to explore as fully as possible the musical journey of each artist: origins, training, influences, encounters, practice of the profession... Thus, a unique reference collection has been created, an invitation to revisit contemporary musical memory." (ina.fr)

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