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Joël-François Durand, composer
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Music for orchestra and ensemble
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So er (1985)
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| 20 instruments (2.1.2.2-2.1.1.1-perc(2)-2vln.2vlas.1.1); 11 min. |
| Commission of the European Community Youth Orchestra (London) |
| First performances by the European Community Youth Orchestra, conducted by Lutz Köhler, in Asolo and Verona, Italy, 1985. The final version was realized for the Venice Bienale in 1985 where it was premiered by the ASKO Ensemble conducted by Denis Cohen |
| Dedicated to the memory of Claude Vivier |
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Lichtung (1987)
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| 10 instruments (1.1.1.0-1.0.0.0-perc(1)-pno-1.1.1.1); 13 min. |
| Commisioned by the Ensemble Intercontemporain (Paris) |
| First performance by the Ensemble Intercontemporain conducted by Lothar Zagrosek, Théatre du Rond-Point, Paris, 1987 |
| Dedicated to Francis Bayer |
| - Publisher: DURAND Editions Musicales, 1993, Paris (D.& F. 14620) |
| "Durand's "Lichtung" remained sensuous and lyrical in its splashes and smears of sound even as the tension and complexity slowly rose." Seattle Weekly |
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L'exil du feu (1989-91)
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| 16 instruments and electronics; 22 min. |
| Commission of the IRCAM (Paris) |
| First performance by the Ensemble Itinéraire conducted by Mark Foster, Paris,1991 |
| - Publisher: DURAND Editions Musicales, 1991, Paris (D.& F. 14527) |
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B.F., Ein Mittelpunkt (1992)
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| 8 instruments: fl.cl.perc(1).hpe.pno.vln.vla.cb.; 3 min. |
| Written for the Nieuw Ensemble (Amsterdam) |
| First performance by the Nieuw Ensemble conducted by Ed Spanjaard, De IJsbreker, Amsterdam, 1993 |
| Dedicated to Brian Ferneyhough for his 50th birthday |
| - Publisher: DURAND Editions Musicales, 1992, Paris (D.& F. 14474) |
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Concerto for piano and orchestra (1993)
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| piano solo and orchestra (2.2.2.2-2.2.2.1-3perc-tmpi-cel-harp-10.8.6.4.2); 21 min. |
| Commission of Radio-France |
| First performance by Stefan Litwin, piano, and the Orchestre Philarmonique de Radio France conducted by Luca Pfaff, Festival Présences, Maison de Radio France, Paris, 1994 |
| Dedicated to Stefan Litwin |
| - Publisher: DURAND Editions Musicales, 1993, Paris (D.& F. 14628) |
| - Discography: Stefan Litwin (piano), Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Bradley Lubman (Auvidis-Montaigne Mo 782093) |
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Five Musical Tales (1998)
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| I. Village Dance |
| II. The song of the stars |
| III. Festival |
| IV. The song of the rain |
| V. The song of the light |
| for orchestra (2.2.2.2-2.2.2.0-3perc-tmpi-harp-strings); 14 min. |
| First performance by the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jonathan Shames, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 1998 |
| Dedicated to Jonathan Shames and the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra |
| "Durand's "Five Musical Tales", impressions of summer as seen by a child, are well-wrought and original." Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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La terre et le feu (1999)
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| oboe solo and 12 instruments (1.0.1.0.-1.0.0.0-celesta-3.2.2.1); 19 min. |
| Written for the Ensemble Intercontemporain |
| First performance: Didier Pateau, oboe, Ensemble Intercontemporain conducted by Patrick Davin, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 2000 |
| Dedicated to Nicole Viossat, in memoriam |
| - Publisher: DURAND Editions Musicales, 1999, Paris (D.& F. 15219) |
| - Discography: Gareth Hulse (oboe), London Sinfonietta, Pierre-André Valade (Mode 139) |
| Go to the audio excerpts page, where you can hear the beginning of La terre et le feu |
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Athanor (2000-2001)
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| for orchestra (3.3.3.3-4.3.3.1-4perc-tmpi-14-14-10-10-8); 19 min. |
| Commission from Radio France, Paris |
| Premiere: BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre-André Valade, Maida Vale Studios, London (UK), 2003 |
| Dedicated to my father, in memoriam |
| - Publisher: DURAND Editions Musicales, 2001, Paris (D.& F. 15416) |
| View here the full instrumentation for Athanor (pdf file) |
| - Discography: BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre-André Valade (Mode 139) |
| Go to the audio excerpts page, where you can hear excerpts from Athanor |
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Ombre/Miroir (2004)
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| flute solo and 14 instruments (0.1.1.1.-1.1.1-0-celesta-harp-percussion-2.1.1.1); 14min. |
| Commission from musikFabrik and the Kunststiftung NRW |
| Premiere: Helen Bledsoe, flute, musikFabrik, James Wood, WDR Studio, Cologne, 19 September 2004 |
| Dedicated to Helen Bledsoe and musikFabrik |
| - Publisher: Editions Musicales Européennes, 2005, Paris (065545) |
| View here some excerpts from the score: P.1 - P.19 - P.54 - P.73 - P.76 (flute cadenza) (pdf files) |
| Go to the audio excerpts page, where you can hear excerpts from Ombre/Miroir |
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