La perle et l’oubli
Gilles Gobeil
Programme notes
A personal interpretation of a Gnostic text from the second century, entitled Hymn of the Pearl and attributed to Bardesanes (152-222).
— Gilles Gobeil [English translation
La perle et l’oubli [Pearl and Oblivion] premiered on January 7, 2002, at the Stadtgarten in Köln (Germany), at a concert presented by the WDR3, with Suzanne Binet-Audet at the ondes Martenot. The North American premiere took place on September 14, 2002, at a concert presented by the Vancouver New Music Society.
Premiere
- January 7, 2002, Suzanne Binet-Audet, ondes Martenot • Concert, Stadtgarten, Cologne (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany)
About this sound recording
This version was recorded by Gilles Gobeil on December 16-17, 2004, in Boucherville (Québec) and mixed by the composer and the performer at the composer’s studio in January 2005.
- Composer(s): Gilles Gobeil
- Year of composition: 1999-2002
- Duration: 21:17
- Instrumentation: ondes Martenot and stereo fixed medium
- Publisher(s): Yul média
- ISRC: CAD500518800
