Nicolas Bacri

Nicolas Bacri (born 23 November 1961 in Paris) is a French composer. He has written works that include 6 symphonies, 8 string quartets, and 27 concertos.

Career

Bacri's musical career began with piano lessons at the age of seven, and continued with the study of harmony, 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.[1] 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.[2] Since then he has concentrated on composing.

Bacri's Symphony No. 6, Op. 60, was a finalist in the 2003 Masterprize international composing competition.[3][4][5]

Bacri made his debut as conductor with the London Symphony Orchestra conducting the world premiere of his opus 130 titled Ahae's Day (Four Images for Orchestra) at L'Opéra of the Palace of Versailles in Paris on 8 September 2013. The 29 minutes long symphonic piece was written on commission for South Korean businessman Yoo Byung-eun. It has been recorded at the Abbey Road Studios for a planned future release.[6][7]

Works sorted by opus number

1980s
  • 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
1990s
  • 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
2000s
  • Benedicat Israël Domino (Mistic Triptych for a cappella mixed chorus) 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) op. 91
  • 12 Easter Monologues op. 92
  • Miserere (motet) op. 93
  • Meditation after a theme from Beethoven op. 94
  • Diletto classico op. 100
  • Variations sérieuses (String quartet No. 7) op. 101
  • Meditation on a chinese theme (for Ehru and orchestra) op. 102
  • 2 Esquisses lyriques op. 103
  • Piano Sonata No. 2, op. 105
  • Sonata/Meditation, for violin (or viola, or cello) solo op. 106
  • Via Crucis, Variations for large wind orchestra, op. 107
  • Sonatina lirica, for clarinet (or viola, or alto saxophone) and piano (or string quartet) op. 108 No. 1
  • Sonatina lapidaria, for clarinet (or viola, or alto saxophone) and piano op. 108 No. 2
  • Monsieur "M", musical tale for narrator and seven players, op. 109
  • Lucifer variations, for viola and bassoon, op. 109 No. 2
  • Lucifer variations, for cello and bassoon (or two cellos), op. 109 No. 2b
  • Variations faciles, for piano (after Lucifer variations), op. 109 No. 2c
  • Lyric Interlude (A Study in Pastoral Style), for english horn (or flute, or clarinet, or viola), violin and cello op. 110
  • Lyric Interlude (A Study in Pastoral Style), for english horn (or flute, or clarinet, or viola) and piano op. 110b
  • String Quartet No. 8 (Omaggio a Haydn), op. 112
  • Hope (Motet No. 11), for female chorus, op. 113
  • Entre terres, for narrator, orchestra and chorus, op. 114
  • Three Impromptus, for flute and piano, op. 115
  • Winter's Night (Concerto-Méditation), for violin and string orchestra, op. 116
  • Musica concertante, for horn (or viola, or cello) and piano, op. 117a
  • Musica concertante, for horn (or viola, or cello) and wind orchestra, op. 117b
  • Musica concertante, for horn and string orchestra, op. 117c
  • Musica concertante, for viola (or cello) and string orchestra, op. 117d
2010s
  • Quasi una Fantasia (Concerto for three violins and orchestra), op. 118 (2010)
  • Melodias de la Melancolia (Four Songs on words by Alvaro Escobar-Molina), for soprano and piano, op. 119a
  • Melodias de la Melancolia (Four Songs on words by Alvaro Escobar-Molina), for soprano and orchestra, op. 119b
  • Magnificat, for female chorus, two violins and cello, op. 120
  • Métamorphoses for solo cello, op. 121 No. 1 & 2
  • Sonata impetuosa, (Piano Sonata No. 3), op. 122
  • Seasons (Four Intermezzi for piano), op. 123
  • Symphony No. 7, for large orchestra, op. 124
  • Symphonic Fragments (Overture for large orchestra), op. 124a
  • Funeral Ode in memoriam Maurice André, for six trumpets, op. 125
  • Drei Romantische Liebesgesange, for voice and piano, op. 126
  • Four Elegies, for cello and piano, op. 127
  • Sonata No. 2 for cello and piano, op. 128
  • Cosi Fanciulli, opera, op. 129
  • Ahae's Day (Four Images for Orchestra), op. 130

Recordings

References

  1. ↑ Pernon, Gérard (ed.), "Bacri, Nicolas", Dictionnaire de la musique 5th edition, Editions Jean-Paul Gisserot, 2007, p.16. ISBN 2-87747-918-8
  2. ↑ France Musique, Nicolas Bacri, Compositeur français
  3. ↑ Andrew Clements (1 November 2003). "Masterprize final". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  4. ↑ Ivan Hewett (3 November 2003). "As hopeless as the others". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  5. ↑ Anna Picard (9 November 2003). "Short-changed: an evening of brows worn at the waist". The Independent. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  6. ↑ Alberge, Dalya (23 June 2013). "Rich Korean recluse hires the LSO to blow his trumpet". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 1 June 2014. (subscription required (help)).
  7. ↑ Bacri, Nicolas. "Biographie En". Nicolasbacri.net. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "Nicolas Bacri: Sturm und Drang". BIS Records. Retrieved 12 January 2010.

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