![]() ![]() His music changed its language but the message remained the same. 11 from 1984 is dedicated to Elliott Carter) his interest in the musical past is an earnest, and constantly renewed exploration of his own musical mind. He began piano lessons at seven and by age 16 had composed seven short orchestral pieces recorded by his father conducting the Prague Opera orchestra for a non commercial LP produced by CBS's Radio and TV collection in 1978.Īfter a period marked by highly polyphonic atonalism (his First Symphony op. The frequency with which his music is performed is testimony to its continuing popularity, with well-known conductors of major and regional orchestras mounting performances and chamber music players, not only of new commissions but also of earlier works. 150.īorn in november 1961, Nicolas Bacri is one of France's most frequently performed and recorded composers. 149) and from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association, Riccardo Muti, Zell Music Director ( Made possible through the generous support of Helen Zell) for OPHELIA'S TEARS, Concertante Elegy for Bass-Clarinet and orchestra op. In 2018 Nicolas Bacri received two important commissions from USA leading musical institutions.įrom the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society (with support from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage) for DE LA DOUCEUR (Two Verlaine Songs for two female voices and piano op. He is not, however, concerned with exploiting the latest trend." "Bacri is only ever concerned with expressing a rich personality. Marc Blanchet, La Nouvelle Revue Française "This music, (to which we can owe tutelage from composers such as Britten and Chostakovitch) is real "The assured sense of his compositional style, the audacity to create unexpected musical situationsĪs well as the amplitude of the orchestration are what characterise such a composer." Whose musical language is powerfully original." "Bacri’s style defies all classifications, periods and landmarks. "His music, transcending from surges of lyricism and pure lighting, is one of the most moving of our time.īrought to maturity, Nicolas Bacri is only concerned with expressivity. " Jérémie Szpirglas, Le Monde de la Musique "The breadth of his expressive palette, of which his talents and cultural background have even further enriched, "Nicolas Bacri has long since been established as one of the most original and profound of French composers." "His music is a universe of beauty into which one is transported, where experiences and poignant emotions "Bacri is one of the most creative and most gifted French composers of his generation." "Bacri has become one of the most important representatives of a global plan to compose in parallel to tradition." ![]() Like that of an Arthur Honegger, of which Bacri appears to be a sort of spiritual inheritor. " "By chosing Neo-Tonality, Bacri seems to me to have not opted for facility, but rather quite the contrary.īy insisting on a composing style that satisfies the academics, his music speaks directly to the most vast of audiences Patrick Szersnovicz, Le Monde de la musique Nicolas Bacri is certainly the most solid and the most influential." "Among the composers of today, of those who refuse all conformist avant-garde, those are prone to tonality, Gérard Condé, in "Le quatuor à cordes en france de 1750 à nos jours", AFPM, Patrimoine "This is the example of a "simple" music in outlook which reveals, when played, an unexpected complexity." "Nicolas Bacri is one of those living composers who offer hope for the future." (more importantly) interesting personal style, and he's a real craftsman." "I can recommend this music because Bacri is in fact a composer with a recognizable and Or overworks his material thus achieving some remarkable concision. "One of the more endearing characteristics of Nicolas Bacri’s music is that he never outstretches "(Bacri) is a composer capable of renewing an old-fashioned medium." His music is clearly conceived fromĪ will to arouse emotions, emotions that hold an innate sense of the flow of development." ![]() "One of the outstanding figures in contemporary French music. "One of France's most promising composers." John Borstlap, in "The Classical Revolution, Thoughts on new music in the 21st Century", Scarecrow Press, inc. "Obviously, Bacri is the most important french composer since Messiaen and Dutilleux." Nicolas Bacri at Composers Villa (Torino, italia) English CV and list of works ![]()
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