Philippe Hersant (born 21 June 1948 in Rome) is a French composer. He studied at the

Conservatoire de Paris The Conservatoire de Paris (), also known as the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue ...

Selected works

:: Hersant's works are largely published by

Éditions Durand Éditions Durand are a music publishing company of French origin, among the most important in the field of classical music, which includes three previously independent publishers: * Éditions Durand — the oldest of the three companies — estab ...

. ;Stage * '' Le Château des Carpathes'', Opera in a prologue and 2 scenes (1989–1991); libretto by

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after

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* ''Wuthering Heights'', Ballet in 2 acts (2000–2001); based on

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* ''Le Moine noir'', Opera in 8 scenes (2003–2005); libretto by Yves Hersant after the short story ''

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Les Éclairs ''Les Éclairs'' (''The Lightning Flashes'') is an opera in four acts to a libretto by Jean Echenoz with music by Philippe Hersant. It was premiered at the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 2 November 2021.Jean Echenoz Jean Echenoz (born 26 December 1947) is a French writer. Biography Jean Echenoz was born in Orange, Vaucluse, the son of a psychiatrist, He studied in Rodez, Digne-les-Bains, Lyon, Aix-en-Provence, Marseille and Paris, where he has lived sinc ...

after his novel '' Des éclairs'' ;Orchestral * ''Aztlan'' (1983) * ''Stances'' (1978, revised 1992) *''Le Cantique des 3 enfants dans la fournaise'' (1995), poem by

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, in front of ''La Messe à 4 Choeurs'' H.4 by

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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) * ''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

External links

*Philippe Hersant website https://philippehersant.fr * 1948 births Living people Conservatoire de Paris alumni French male classical composers French film score composers French male film score composers French opera composers Male opera composers {{France-composer-stub