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Rimoldi, Paolo (b. 1961, Tradate). Italian composer of mostly orchestral, chamber, choral, vocal, and piano works that have been performed throughout Europe and elsewhere.
Mr. Rimoldi studied piano with Sergio Lattes at the Conservatorio G. Verdi in Milan from 1975-82, where he also studied composition with Azio Corghi and Irlando Danieli from 1982-88 and graduated summa cum laude.
He has received many honors in competitions, including First Prize in the V. Bucchi in Rome (1983, for Die Welt wird Traum [withdrawn]) and First Prize in the Ville de Bagneux (1988, for Commentaire aux «Dialogues sur les grands yeux», 'l'amorosa conversazione'). He has also received Second Prize in the Concours international de composition de musique sacrée in Fribourg (1993, for Iesu redemptor) and Second Prize in the E. Porrino competition in Cagliari (1995, for At the still point of the turning world). His most recent honors include First Prize in the Athenaeum NAE in Rome (1996, for «...poiché risiede in ciò che accetta, e splende») and First Prize in the L. de Narváez in Granada (2000, for Die Welt wird Traum II) competitions.
In addition, his music has been recommended in numerous competitions, including the Casinos Austria in Vienna (1991, for «...ancora viva tra le sue rovine»), and his Concertino (Kumi ori) was a finalist in the Leonard Bernstein competition in Jerusalem (1997). His works have been performed in Austria, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and Switzerland, including at the Gaudeamus Muziekweek (1989), the ISCM World Music Days (1991, Zürich) and the Venice Biennale (2001).
He has taught composition at the Conservatorio G. Verdi in Milan since 2001.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: paolorimoldi2@virgilio.it
Street address: Mr. Paolo Rimoldi, Via Crocifisso 40, 21049 Tradate, Italy
Telephone/fax: + 3903 3181 0381
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
ORCHESTRAL: Dialogues sur les grands yeux, 1986; Concertino (Kumi ori), harpsichord, small orchestra (13 players), 1993-95; Cadenza dell'amico dell'ultimo minuto, violin, orchestra, 1996; not with a bang, but with a whimper, large orchestra (79 players), 1997-2000; Melismata, «Qu'est-ce donc que le chant?», 2003
CHAMBER MUSIC: Minstrel, his toy, his dream, his rest, flute, 1985, revised 1990; Commentaire aux «Dialogues sur les grands yeux», 'l'amorosa conversazione', flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, double bass, piano, percussion, 1987; Die Welt wird Traum II, string quartet, 1988, revised 1993, 1998; Jeu de..., flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, 1988-89; Oktavenoktett dit aussi «Konsonanzenoktett», 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 French horns, 1990; Ce qui s'estompe a l'âge du temps, clarinet, viola, piano, 1991; «...poiché risiede in ciò che accetta, e splende», flute (+ piccolo), oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, percussion, 1994 (also version for percussion, ensemble [flute (+ piccolo), oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trombone, 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 celli, double bass], 1996); ...frasi, incisi..., violin, viola, cello, 2000; Récit, oboe, organ, 2000; «...Farben, Zeitmasse, Melodien...», flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon, 2001; «Cinc, un treze...», flute, clarinet, harp, violin, cello, percussion, 2002; Postludio (a un Magnificat), 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, 2003; fis, accordion, 2004
CHORAL: Blanco, el comienzo (text by Octavio Paz), tenor, mixed chorus, oboe ad libitum, piano ad libitum, large orchestra (87 players), 1987-88; Voix de l'absence (text by Edmond Jabès), 12 mixed voices, 1990-91; Iesu redemptor (mass), mixed chorus, 1993; Il viandante atomico (text by Matej Bor [translated by Giacomo Scotti]), speaker, high chorus, 2 or more soprano recorders, 2 trumpets, harp, guitar, violin, viola, cello, piano, 2 percussion, 1994; Je bâtis ma demeure (text by Edmond Jabès), 8 mixed voices, 1996; «...quel passo che in sonno si sogna» (text by Franco Fortini), mixed chorus, 2000-01 (also version for 6 mixed voices, 2002); Cantata interiore (text by Didier Rimaud [translated by Eugenio Costa]), soprano, bass, 2 speakers, mixed chorus (+ percussion), flute, violin, piano 4 hands, organ, harmonium, percussion, 2003
VOCAL: «...ancora viva tra le sue rovine» (text by Mario Luzi), mezzo-soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, violin, viola, cello, 2-track tape, live electronics, 1988; Dal grande codice, «Smania, azzarda...» (text by Mario Luzi), soprano, baritone, small orchestra (26 players), 1988; Il cuore rotondo del mondo (text by Tomaso Kemény), 2 sopranos, flute, clarinet, harp, 1991; Su questo tuo detto (text by Didier Rimaud [translated by Eugenio Costa]), soprano, alto, tenor, bass, small orchestra (19 players), 1992; Trois poèmes de Didier Rimaud, soprano, guitar, 2004; prélude-prière (air, text by Patrice de la Tour du Pin), soprano, 2004; Vision and prayer (part 1) (text by Dylan Thomas), soprano, piano, 2004
PIANO: At the still point of the turning world, 1988, revised 1995; Those who have crossed with direct eyes to death's other kingdom, 3 prepared pianos, 1989-90; Canti notturni di un viandante atomico, 1998; ...quasi un enigma..., piano 4 hands, 2003
ORGAN: Commentaries on death's other kingdom Nos. 1-4, 1990-2001 (each of its sections may be performed separately: Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, 1990, revised 1995; Der du bist drei in einigkeit, 1992; Nu kom der heyden Heyland, 1996; Christ lag ynn todes banden, 2001)
(Last updated on March 23, 2005)
