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.

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

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 Bychkov (conductor), Laurent Korcia (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 Records CD-1579, released 2009.^[6]
• Nicolas Bacri - Piano Music (Reyes) - Piano Sonata No. 2 / Diletto classico / Prelude et Fugue / L'Enfance de l'art. Eliane Reyes (pianist). Naxos Records 8.572530, released 2011

References

1. ^ Pernon, Gérard (ed.), "Bacri, Nicolas", Dictionnaire de la musique 5th edition, Editions Jean-Paul Gisserot, 2007, p.16. ISBN 2877479188
2. ^ France Musique, Nicolas Bacri, Compositeur français
3. ^ Andrew Clements (1 November 2003). "Masterprize final". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2003/nov/01/classicalmusicandopera1. Retrieved 12 January 2010. 
4. ^ Ivan Hewett (3 November 2003). "As hopeless as the others". Telegraph.co.uk. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/3605806/As-hopeless-as-the-others.html. Retrieved 12 January 2010. 
5. ^ Anna Picard (9 November 2003). "Short-changed: an evening of brows worn at the waist". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/masterprize-barbican-hall-london-735260.html. Retrieved 12 January 2010. 
6. ^ "Nicolas Bacri: Sturm und Drang". BIS Records. http://www.bis.se/index.php?op=album&aID=BIS-CD-1579. Retrieved 12 January 2010. 

External links

• Official website
• Works by Nicolas Bacri
• Article at Goliath Business News

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