(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 Giuseppe 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.
Among his honours are Primo Premio in the competition Valentino Bucchi in Rome (1983, for Die Welt wird Traum I [withdrawn]), Premier Prix in the competition Ville de Bagneux (1988, for Commentaire aux «Dialogues sur les grands yeux», 'l'amorosa conversazione'), Deuxième Prix in the competition for sacred music in Fribourg (1993, for Iesu redemptor), Secondo Premio in the competition Ennio Porrino in Cagliari (1995, for At the still point of the turning world), Primo Premio in the competition Athenaeum NAE in Rome (1996, for «...poiché risiede in ciò che accetta, e splende»), and Primer Premio in the competition Luis de Narváez in Granada (2000, for Die Welt wird Traum II). His music has been performed in Austria, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and Switzerland, including at the Internationale Gaudeamus Muziekweek in Amsterdam (1989), the ISCM World Music Days (1991, Zürich) and the Biennale di Venezia (2001).
He has taught composition at the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi since 2001.
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 cellos, 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, fixed media (2 tracks), 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 (text by 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 (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)