Joel-Francois Durand in the Mirror Land

List of Works

JOËL-FRANÇOIS DURAND LIST OF WORKS 1980–81 String Trio 7 min. Premiere of first version: Internationalen Ferienkurse für Neue Musik, 25 July 1982, Darmstadt (members of the Arditti Quartet). Premiere of final version: Dieppe, 18 April 1984 (Trio à Cordes de Paris) Publisher: DURAND Editions Musicales, Paris, 1990 1982 Roman solo violin; 8 min. (revised 2000) Premiere: 6 September 1982, Turin (Roger Redgate) DURAND, 1990 1983 . . . d’asiles déchirés . . . solo piano; 12 min. 252 Premiere: 8 June 1983, Bergamo (Antonio Bacchelli) DURAND, 1990 1984–85 So er 20 instruments; 11 min. Commissioned by the European Community Youth Orchestra Premiere of first version: Asolo, 10 April 1985 (European Community Youth Orchestra, conducted by Lutz Köhler). Premiere of final version: Venice Biennale, 1 October 1985 (ASKO Ensemble, conducted by Denis Cohen) 1986 Trois Mélodies mezzo-soprano, clarinet, horn, percussion, violin, contrabass; 6 min. Texts by Yves Bonnefoy Premiere: 15 April 1986, New York (Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players, conducted by Joël-François Durand) DURAND, 1993 1987 Lichtung 10 instruments; 12 min. Commissioned by the Ensemble Intercontemporain Premiere: 9 March 1987, Paris (Ensemble Intercontemporain, conducted by Lothar Zagrosek) DURAND, 1993 1988 Die innere Grenze string sextet; 23 min. Commissioned by the French Ministry of Culture, Paris, for the Sextuor Schoenberg Premiere: 27 November 1988, Maison de Radio France, Paris (Sextuor Schoenberg) DURAND, 1988 1989–91 L’Exil du feu 16 instruments and electronics; 22 min. 253 Commissioned by IRCAM Premiere: 23 May 1991, Centre Pompidou, Paris (Ensemble Itinéraire, conducted by Mark Foster) DURAND, 1991 1991 Un Feu distinct flute, clarinet, piano, violin, cello; 15 min. Commissioned by Ensemble Contrechamps Premiere: 27 March 1992, Geneva (Ensemble Contrechamps, conducted by Farhad Mechkat) DURAND, 1991 1992 B.F., Ein Mittelpunkt 8 instruments; 3 min. Premiere: 16 January 1993, Amsterdam (Nieuw Ensemble, conducted by Ed Spanjaard) DURAND, 1992 La Mesure des choses I. La Mesure de l’air solo clarinet; 12 min. (revised 2002) Commissioned by the Festival Musica, Strasbourg Premiere: 18 September 1993, Musica ’93 (Armand Angster) DURAND, 1992 1993 La Mesure des choses II. La Mesure de la mer solo piano; 9 min. Premiere: 22 November 1993, Meany Hall, University of Washington, Seattle (Laurent Philippe) DURAND, 1995 Concerto for piano and orchestra piano and orchestra (2.2.2.2–2.2.2.1–perc.(3)–keyboard–harp– timp.–10.8.6.4.2); 22 min. Commissioned by Radio-France, Paris 254 Premiere: 12 February 1994, Festival Présences, Maison de Radio France, Paris (Stefan Litwin, piano; Orchestre Philarmonique de Radio France) DURAND, 1993 1994 Le Chemin solo piano; 18 min. Premiere: 3 February 1998, London (John-Paul Gandy) DURAND, 1994 1995 Un Chant lointain electronic carillon; 4 min. Written for the dedication of the new carillon at the University of Washington Premiere: 16 February 1995, University of Washington 1996 Les Raisons des forces mouvantes solo organ; 16 min. Premiere: 8 May 1997, Internationale Woche für Neue Orgelmusik , Trossingen (Hans-Ola Ericsson) 1997 Par le feu recueilli solo flute; 10 min. Premiere: 4 June 1998, Meany Hall, University of Washington (Felix Skowronek) DURAND, 2001 1997–98 Au-delà, Cinq Etudes pour piccolo solo piccolo; 7 min. Premiere of first version: 3 February 1998, London (Katharina Zahn) Premiere of final version: 22 May 1999, LandMarks/EarMarks Festival, Duisburg (Camilla Hoitenga) DURAND, 1998 255 1998 Cinq Contes Musicaux (Five Musical Tales) orchestra (2.2.2.2–2.2.2.0–perc.(4)–harp–timp.–strings); 14 min. Premiere: 22 November 1998, Benaroya Hall, Seattle (Seattle Youth Symphony, conducted by Jonathan Shames) She or not solo baritone; 9 min. Premiere: 20 September 1998, Rheinsberg Colloquium for New Music, Rheinsberg (Reiner Holthaus; Neue Vocalsolisten) 1999 La Terre et le feu solo oboe and 12 instruments; 19 min. Premiere: 9 March 2000, Centre Pompidou, Paris (Didier Pateau, oboe; Ensemble Intercontemporain, conducted by Patrick Davin) DURAND, 1999 La Mesure des choses III. La Mesure de la terre et du feu oboe and viola; 12 min. Premiere: 4 February 2001, Benaroya Hall, Seattle (Alex and Marlise Klein) DURAND, 2000 Cinq Duos violin and viola; 14 min. Premiere: 25 November 2002, Meany Hall, University of Washington (Kyung Sun Chee, Helen Callus) DURAND, 2000 2001 Athanor orchestra (3.3.3.3–4.3.3.1–perc.(4)–timp.–4.14.10.10.8); 19 min. Commissioned by Radio-France, Paris...