Peter Abelard

About the artist

Peter Abelard (Lt: Petrus Abaelardus or Abailard; Fr: Pierre Abélard) (1079 – April 21, 1142) was a medieval French scholastic philosopher, theologian and preeminent logician. The story of his affair with and love for his student Héloïse has become legendary. Today Abelard is known largely as a philosopher who had a tragic love affair with Héloïse. However, Abelard was also long known as an important poet and composer. Abelard composed some celebrated love songs for Héloïse that are now lost

Top songs

1. Planctus David
2. Abelard and Heloise, from Saint-Denis to the Paraclete Monastic Song: O quanta qualia
3. O quanta qualia
4. Abelard and Heloise, from Saint-Denis to the Paraclete Monastic Song: Planctus cigne
5. Abelard and Heloise, from Saint-Denis to the Paraclete Monastic Song: Virgines caste
6. Dolorum solatium, "Planctus David super Saul et Jonatha"
7. Planctus David super Saul et Ionatha
8. Abelard and Heloise, from Saint-Denis to the Paraclete Monastic Song: De profundis
9. Epithalamica
10. O quant qualia

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