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Philippe Hersant

French composer (born 1948)

For the French newspaper publisher, see Philippe Hersant (newspaper publisher).

Philippe Hersant (born 21 June 1948 in Rome) is a French composer. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris.[1]

Selected works

Hersant's works are largely published by Éditions Durand.
Stage
Orchestral
  • Aztlan (1983)
  • Stances (1978, revised 1992)
  • Le Cantique des 3 enfants dans la fournaise (1995), poem by Antoine Godeau, in front of La Messe à 4 Choeurs H.4 by Marc-Antoine Charpentier with same chorus and orchestra. (recorded in 2019)
  • 5 Pièces (1997)
  • Patmos for string orchestra (2007)
Concertante
  • Concerto No. 1 for cello and orchestra (1989)
  • Concerto No. 2 for cello and orchestra (1996–1997)
  • Streams for piano and orchestra (2000)
  • Concerto for violin and orchestra (2003)
  • Musical humors, Concerto for viola and string orchestra (2003)
  • Le Tombeau de Virgile for harp and orchestra (2006)
  • Concerto for clarinet and orchestra (2011)
Chamber music
  • String Quartet No. 1 (1985)
  • Pavane for viola solo (1987)
  • String Quartet No. 2 (1988)
  • Élégie for string quartet (1990)
  • Duo Séphardim for viola and bassoon (1993)
  • 11 Caprices for 2 violins (or violas) (1994)
  • 8 Duos for viola and bassoon (1995)
  • Niggun for solo bassoon (1995)
  • Cinq miniatures for solo alto flute or C flute (1995)
  • In nomine for 7 cellos (2001)
  • 3 Nocturnes for flute, viola and harp (2001)
  • Sonata for cello solo (2003)
  • Choral for cello and harp (2004)
  • Tenebrae for viola and piano (2005)
  • 6 Bagatelles for clarinet, viola and piano (2007)
Film scores

References

  1. ^Revue des deux mondes 2001 p73 "Compositeur né en 1948, producteur à France Musique. Licencié en lettres modernes, Philippe Hersant a fait ses études musicales au Conservatoire national supérieur de musique de Paris, où il a travaillé ..."
  2. ^"Les Éclairs - Opéra Comique". OperaVision. 3 Dec 2021.

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