Tuesday, June 24, 2008

“A Vision of Ludovic Lamothe” by the Haitian Composer Can Be Downloaded at PayPlay.fm

[A Vision of Ludovic Lamothe; Charles P. Phillips, piano; IFA Music Records (2001) (55:00)]

An MP3 version of
A Vision of Ludovic Lamothe; Charles P. Phillips, piano; IFA Music Records (2001) (55:00) is now available for download at the price of $8.88 from http://payplay.fm/cpphillips Ludovic Lamothe (1882-1953) is one of Haiti's most renowned classical composers. He was born in Port-au-Prince, his country's capital, on May 12, 1882. The CD features piano works performed by Charles P. Phillips, a concert pianist. The CD is a project of the Cultural Enlightenment Association of Ife. The 12 pieces include Ballade in A Minor (Scenes de Carnaval #2) (6:17), Danza No. 1 (La Habanera) (3:27), Evocation (5:46), and Danse Espagnole No. 4 (5:15).

Dominique-René de Lerma is Professor of Music at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. He has generously made his research entry on Ludovic Lamothe available to AfriClassical.com: “He studied the piano and clarinet at the Institution St. Louis de Gonzague, moving to Paris for study with Louis Diemer at the Conservatory.” “He was known as the 'Black Chopin' in acknowledgment of his performances of that composer’s works.” Lamothe became Chief of Music of the Republic of Haiti. His life ended on April 4, 1953. His family subsequently compiled his sheet music in a book, Musique de Ludovic Lamothe, which was published in Port-au-Prince in 1955.






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