Nicolas Bacri
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Nicolas Bacri is a French composer
. He has written works that include 6 symphonies, 8 string quartet
s, and 27 concertos.
, counterpoint
, analysis and composition as a teenager with Françoise Gangloff-Levéchin and Christian Manen and, after 1979, Louis Saguer. He then entered the Conservatoire de Paris
where he studied with a number of composers including Claude Ballif
, Marius Constant
, Serge Nigg
, and Michel Philippot
.
After graduating in 1983 with a premier prix in composition, he attended the French Academy in Rome
. It was during Bacri's two-year residency in Rome (1983–85) that he met the Italian composer Giacinto Scelsi
(1905–88). Back in Paris, he worked for four years (1987–91) as head of chamber music for Radio France
. Since then he has concentrated on composing.
Nicolas Bacri's Symphony No. 6, Op. 60, was a finalist in the 2003 Masterprize international composing competition.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
. He has written works that include 6 symphonies, 8 string quartet
String quartet
A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string players – usually two violin players, a violist and a cellist – or a piece written to be performed by such a group...
s, and 27 concertos.
Career
Bacri's musical career began with piano lessons at the age of seven, and continued with the study of harmonyHarmony
In music, harmony is the use of simultaneous pitches , or chords. The study of harmony involves chords and their construction and chord progressions and the principles of connection that govern them. Harmony is often said to refer to the "vertical" aspect of music, as distinguished from melodic...
, counterpoint
Counterpoint
In music, counterpoint is the relationship between two or more voices that are independent in contour and rhythm and are harmonically interdependent . It has been most commonly identified in classical music, developing strongly during the Renaissance and in much of the common practice period,...
, analysis and composition as a teenager with Françoise Gangloff-Levéchin and Christian Manen and, after 1979, Louis Saguer. He then entered the Conservatoire de Paris
Conservatoire de Paris
The Conservatoire de Paris is a college of music and dance founded in 1795, now situated in the avenue Jean Jaurès in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, France...
where he studied with a number of composers including Claude Ballif
Claude Ballif
Claude Ballif was a French composer.His music is known as a combination of tonality and serialism - a system that he named metatonality....
, Marius Constant
Marius Constant
Marius Constant was a Romanian-born French composer and conductor. Known primarily for his television soundtracks, his most widely heard score was the iconic Twilight Zone theme song....
, Serge Nigg
Serge Nigg
-Biography:After initial studies with Ginette Martenot, Nigg entered the Paris Conservatory in 1941 and studied harmony with Olivier Messiaen and counterpoint with Simone Plé-Caussade. In 1945, he met René Leibowitz, who introduced him to the twelve-tone technique of composition...
, and Michel Philippot
Michel Philippot
Michel Paul Philippot was a French composer, mathematician, acoustician, musicologist, aesthetician, broadcaster, and educator.-Life:...
.
After graduating in 1983 with a premier prix in composition, he attended the French Academy in Rome
French Academy in Rome
The French Academy in Rome is an Academy located in the Villa Medici, within the Villa Borghese, on the Pincio in Rome, Italy.-History:...
. It was during Bacri's two-year residency in Rome (1983–85) that he met the Italian composer Giacinto Scelsi
Giacinto Scelsi
Giacinto Scelsi , Count of Ayala Valva was an Italian composer who also wrote surrealist poetry in French....
(1905–88). Back in Paris, he worked for four years (1987–91) as head of chamber music for Radio France
Radio France
Radio France is a French public service radio broadcaster.-Mission:Radio France's two principal missions are:* To create and expand the programming on all of their stations; and...
. Since then he has concentrated on composing.
Nicolas Bacri's Symphony No. 6, Op. 60, was a finalist in the 2003 Masterprize international composing competition.
Works sorted by opus number
- Strings Quartet No. 1 op. 1
- Concerto for piano and orchestra op. 2
- Two Songs op. 3
- Serenade No. 1 op. 4
- Strings Quartet No. 2 op. 5
- Episodes nocturnes, op. 6 No. 1
- Threnos op. 6 Nr. 2
- Concerto No. 1 for violin and 21 instruments op. 7
- String trio op. 8
- Duo No.1 op. 9
- Serenade No. 2 op. 10
- Symphony No. 1 op. 11
- Bagatelle for piano op. 12 Nr. 1
- Bagatelles for clarinet and piano op. 12 Nr. 2
- Three Fragments for piano op. 13
- Notturni op. 14
- Four Nocturnes op. 15
- Duo No. 2 op. 16
- Concerto for violoncello and orchestra op. 17
- Strings Quartet No. 3 op. 18
- La Musique d'Erich Zann op. 19
- Capriccio Notturno op. 20
- 3 small Rhapsodies for violin solo op. 21
- 2 small Rhapsodies for clarinet solo op. 21b
- Symphony No. 2 op. 22
- Requiem (for orchestra) op. 23
- 2 preludes for piano op. 24
- Duo for violin and cello op. 25
- Serenade Nr. 3 op. 26
- A Landscape (quintet) op. 26b
- Quasi Variations op. 27
- 3 preludes for piano op. 28
- Tre Canti e Finale (violin and orchestra) op. 29
- Cantilènes (for orchestra) op. 29b
- Folia (for orchestra) op. 30
- Folia (for orchestra) op. 30b
- Chaconne op. 30c
- Suite No. 1 op. 31 for cello solo
- Suite No.2 op. 31 for cello solo
- Suite No. 3 op. 31 for cello solo
- Sonate for violoncello and piano op. 32
- Symphony No. 3 op. 33
- Vitae abdicatio op. 33 Nr. 1
- Coplas de Jorge Manrique por la muerte de su padre op. 33 Nr. 2
- Coplas de Jorge Manrique por la muerte de su padre op. 33 Nr. 2b
- Vita et Mors op. 33 Nr. 3
- 6th prelude op. 33 Nr. 3b
- Prelude for organ op. 33 Nr. 3c
- In modo infinito op. 33 Nr. 4
- Toccata sinfonica piano trio op. 34
- Toccata sinfonica op. 34b
- American letters (trio) op. 35
- Night mysteries (trio) op. 35 Nr. 1
- Elegy for A. C. (trio) op. 35 Nr. 2
- Adams dances (trio) op. 35 Nr. 3
- String Sextet op. 36
- Musica per archi (for string orchestra) op. 36b
- Divertimento for clarinet, violin, viola and cello op. 37
- Divertimento for violin, viola and cello op. 37b
- Sonatine for piano op. 38
- Quatre Bagatelles (Four Bagatellen) op. 38b
- Concerto for trumpet op. 39
- Sonata for violin and piano op. 40
- Trois Alleluia [Three Halleluja] op. 41 for choir
- Four Halleluja's op. 41b for choir
- Strings Quartet No. 4 op. 42
- Im Volkston op. 43
- Cantata No. 4 op. 44
- Sonata breve (violin sonata) op. 45
- 3 preludes for piano op. 46
- Les contrastes piano trio op. 47
- Fantaisie for trompet and organ op. 48
- Symphony No. 4 op. 49
- Suite No. 4 op. 50 for cello solo
- Concerto for two pianos and string orchestra op. 51
- one prayer (for orchestra) op. 52
- Sonata No. 2 for solo violin op. 53
- Sonata notturna piano trio op. 54
- Symphony No. 5 op. 55
- Strings Quartet No. 5 op. 57
- Mondorf Sonatina No. 1 op. 58 Nr. 1
- Mondorf Sonatina No.2 op. 58 Nr. 2
- Cinq motets de souffrance et de consolation (Five Motets) op. 59
- Symphony No. 6 op. 60
- Concerto da camera Clarinet concerto op. 61
- Nisi Dominus (motet) op. 62
- Concerto for flute and orchestra op. 63
- Benedicat Israël Domino op. 64
- Im Angedenken J. S. Bachs op. 65
- Divertimento for violin, piano and orchestra op. 66
- Sonata da camera op. 67
- Sonata Corta piano sonata op. 68
- The Children of Art for piano op. 69
- Viola Sonata variata op. 70
- Suite No. 5 op. 70b for cello solo
- O Lux Beatissima (motet) op. 71
- Sinfonietta for string orchestra op. 72
- Night Music op. 73
- Notturno op. 74
- Sonate No 2 for violin and piano op. 75
- Elégie op. 75b
- Sonate No. 3 for violin solo op. 76
- Isiltasunaren ortzadarra op. 77
- Heriotzetik Bizitzera op. 77b
- Beatus Vir (motet) op. 78
- Three Nocturnes op. 79
- Musica concertante (for orchestra) op. 80
- Ach das ich Wassers genug hätte (motet) op. 81
- Ach das ich Wassers genug hätte (motet) op. 81b
- Sonate d'Yver op. 82
- Concerto No. 3 for violin and orchestra op. 83
- Sinfonia concertante (for orchestra) op. 83a
- Suite for Wind octet op. 83b
- A Short Overture op. 84
- Elégie in memoriam D.S.C.H. op. 85
- Stabat Mater op. 86
- Cantata Vivaldiana op. 87
- Suite No. 6 op. 88 for cello solo
- Partita for Orchestra (Suite) op. 88b
- L'arbre à musique ou les aventures de Séraphine (for orchestra) op. 89
- Nocturn for cello and string orchestra op. 90
- Prelude and Fugue (piano concerto) op. 91
- 12 Easter Monologues op. 92
- Miserere (motet) op. 93
- Meditation after a theme from Beethoven op. 94
- Diletto classico op. 100
- 2 Esquisses lyriques op. 103
- Piano Sonata No. 2, op. 105
Recordings
- Nicolas Bacri: Une Prière WDR Sinfonie Orchester Köln, Semyon BychkovSemyon BychkovSemyon Mayevich Bychkov is a Russian-Born conductor.-Childhood and studies in Russia:Born in Leningrad to Jewish parents, Bychkov studied at the Glinka Choir School for ten years and later at the Leningrad Conservatory with Ilya Musin...
(conductor), Laurent KorciaLaurent KorciaLaurent Korcia is a French violinist who studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris. After receiving a Premier Prix from the Conservatoire, he won the Paganini Competition in Genoa, a Grand Prix at the Jacques Thibaud Competition, the Premier Grand Prix at the international...
(violin). RCA Red Seal, released 2004 - Nicolas Bacri – Sturm und Drang Concerto amoroso Le printemps for oboe, violin and string orchestra, Op.80; Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, Op.63; Concerto nostalgico L'automne for oboe, cello and string orchestra, Op.80 No.1; Nocturne for cello and string orchestra, Op.90; Symphony No.4 Sturm und Drang, Op.49. Tapiola Sinfonietta conducted by Jean-Jacques Kantorow. BIS RecordsBIS RecordsBIS Records is a record label founded in 1973 by Robert von Bahr. It is located in Åkersberga, Sweden.BIS focuses on classical music, both contemporary and early, especially works that are not already well represented by existing recordings....
CD-1579, released 2009. - Nicolas Bacri - Piano Music (Reyes) - Piano Sonata No. 2 / Diletto classico / Prelude et Fugue / L'Enfance de l'art. Eliane ReyesEliane ReyesEliane Reyes, born in Verviers on June 7, 1977 is a Belgian pianist who is known both as a soloist and as a chamber musician.A very precocious talent, whose parents are both musicians - her mother a Belgian piano teacher and founder of the Centre Guillaume Lekeu for music in Verviers, and her...
(pianist). Naxos RecordsNaxos RecordsNaxos Records is a record label specializing in classical music. Through a number of imprints, Naxos also releases genres including Chinese music, jazz, world music, and early rock & roll. The company was founded in 1987 by Klaus Heymann, a German-born resident of Hong Kong.Naxos is the largest...
8.572530, released 2011