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WORKS CATALOGUE of Qigang CHEN by years
1985 - 1989
- Le souvenir (1985) for flute and harp
First audition in June 1986 at the American Chu6rch in Paris. Flute: Jean-Marie Bauman; Harp: Sabine Chefson.
Length : 11 mn
Gerard Billaudot Editeur
- Yi (1986) for clarinet Bb and string quartet
First prize in the International Composition Contest for Clarinet and String quartet . First audition on July 29 th 1986 performed by Alain Acabo and the Ensemble des deux mondes.
Length: 13 mn 10 s
Gerard Billaudot Editeur
CD : in 1993 MFA/REM
- Danse (1987) for Oboe and piano
Commissioned by the Wind Instruments National Contest (France)
Length: 4mn 20s
Gerard Billaudot Editeur
- Voyage d’un rêve (1987). for flute, harp, percussions and string trio
Commissioned by Radio France (1987).Awarded the “Stipendienpreis” in Darmstadt (Germany, 1988).First audition on November 17 th 1987 at Radio France by Ensemble Musique Vivante under the conducting of Diégo Masson.
Length: 18 mn
Gerard Billaudot Editeur
- Yuan (Origins) (1987-1988) for symphonic orchestra
Commissioned by Radio France (1988). Winner of the 27 th International Contest of Symphony Composition in Trieste (Italy; 1988).First audition on July 5 th 1990 at Radio France by the Philharmonic Orchestra of Radio France under the conducting of Yves Prin.
Length: 17 mn
Gerard Billaudot Editeur
CD : by Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France. Scheduled at the end of 2005/Virgin Classics
- Lumières de Guang Ling (1989) for instrumental ensemble
First audition on November 14 th 1989 at Radio France by the De Nos Jours Ensemble under the conducting of Jean-Luc Darbellay.
Length: 16 mn
Gerard Billaudot Editeur
1990-1994
- Feu d’ombres (1990) for soprano saxophone and instrumental ensemble.
Commissioned by the Ministry of Culture and les Grands Travaux du Bicentaire. First audition on February 1 st 1991 by Jean-Pierre Baraglioli and the 2E2M Ensemble under the conducting of Paul Méfano for the Festival “Future Musique”.
Length: 16 mn 30s
Gerard Billaudot Editeur
CD : in 1993 MFA/REM
- Poème lyrique (1990) for baritone and instrumental ensemble
Commissioned by the Domaines de l’Art.
First audition on July 7 th 1990 in Aix-en-Provence by the 2E2M Ensemble under the conducting of Paul Méfano.
Length: 14 mn
Gerard Billaudot Editeur
- Poème lyrique II (1991) for baritone and instrumental ensemble
Second version of “Poème lyrique” commissioned by the Nieuw Ensemble (Amsterdam). First audition on 2 nd April 1991 in Amsterdam by the Nieuw Ensemble under the conducting of Ed Spanjaard.
Length: 12 mn
Gerard Billaudot Editeur
- Hui Sheng (1992) for organ
Winner of the International Contest of Composition for organ in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence (1992).First audition on September 12 th 1993 in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence by Jesus Martin-Moro.
Length: 12 mn
Gerard Billaudot Editeur
- Rêve d’un solitaire (1992-1993) for instrumental ensemble or orchestra and electronic
Commissioned by the IRCAM (1992). First audition on april 28 th 1993 at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris by the Ensemble InterContemporain under the direction of Mark Foster.
Length: 22 mn
Gerard Billaudot Editeur
- Un pétale de lumière (1993) (Tribute to Olivier Messiaen) for flute and orchestra
Commissioned by the Ministry of Culture. First audition on February 15 th 1994 at the Opéra de Rennes by Pierre-Yves Artaud and the Orchestre de Bretagne under the conducting of Claude Schnitzler.
Length: about 16 mn
Gerard Billaudot Editeur
1995-1999
- Extase (1995) for oboe and orchestra
Commissioned by the Deutscher Kammerphilharmonie and the French Ministry of Culture. First audition on October 11 th 1995 in Bremen (Germany) by Rodrigo Blumenstock and the Deutscher Kammerphiharmonie under the conducting of Thomas Hengelbrock.
Length: 17 mn
Gerard Billaudot Editeur
- San xiao (1995) for 4 traditional Chinese instruments( bamboo flute, san xian, zheng,pipa )
Commissioned by Radio France. First audition on February 11 th 1996 at Radio France in Paris (Festival Présence) by the Beijing Hua Xia Ensemble under the conducting of Tsung Yeh.
Length: 11 mn
Gerard Billaudot Editeur
CD : by Huaxia Ensemble, Hugo HRP7174-2
- Reflet d’un temps disparu (1995-1996) for violoncello and orchestra
Commissioned by Radio France. First audition on April 23 rd 1998 at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris by Yoyo Ma and the Orchestre National de France under the conducting of Charles Dutoit.
Length: 25 mn
Gerard Billaudot Editeur
CD : Virgin Classics 724354554926
- Concerto pour un instrument de silence (1996) for Guqin and instrumental ensemble.
First audition the April 2d 1996 in Amsterdam, by CHEN Leiji and Nieuw Ensemble under the conducting of Ed Spanjaard.
Length: 14 mn
Unpublished
- Energie spirale (1996) for oboe and percussions
First audition on November 12 th 1996 in Tokyo ( 2 nd Link Ongakudo Festival) by Jean-Louis Capezzali (oboe).
Length: 5mn
Gerard Billaudot Editeur
- Energie comtemplative (1996) for three flutes
Length: 4 mn
Unpublished
- Extase II (1997) for oboe and instrumental ensemble
First audition on July 11 th 1997 in Avignon (Festival Acanthes) by Ernest Rombout and the Nieuw Ensemble (Amsterdam) under the conducting of Ed Spanjaard.
Length: 17 mn
Gerard Billaudot Editeur
- Wu xing ( The Five Elements) (1998-1999) for instrumental ensemble
1 Water (2'03)
2 Wood (1'54)
3 Fire (2'07)
4 Earth (2'13)
5 Metal (2'00)
Commissioned by Radio France in 1998. "This commission has raised immediately all my interest, for the proposition done to me coincided wuth a period of personal quest. The challenge pleased me and I took it up as a style exercise, supported bu the pressure of th duration and making it a rule for new pressures to me. Such was the original idea which led me to write five pieces of two minutes each.
Before to go further in my process, I undertook to carcterize each piece by one different symbole. From there was born the idea of representating the 5 elements( Wu Xing). Because according to the Yi King, five elements constitute the universe ; this is to say metal, wood, water, fire and earth. In Chinese : Jin, Mu, Shui, Huo, Tu.
To carcterize musically a symbol in a extremely short time and to present a tangible material ina abstract language were my lines of strenght. But even more, to establish relationships between the materials, so that each element generated the next one as if the last was the consequence of the first."
Length: 11 mn
Gerard Billaudot Editeur
CD : Virgin Classics 724354554926
2000-2004
- Instants d'un Opéra de Pékin (2000) for piano solo
Creation on December 5th and 6th 2000 during the Olivier Messiaen contest 2000 in Paris
Length: 8 mn
Gerard Billaudot Editeur
- Raise the red Lantern (Epouses et concubines) (2000)
Ballet of 4 actes. First audition on May 2nd 2001 in Beijing by the China National Ballet.
Length: 90 mn
Editions musicales Durand.
CD : Scheduled in September 2005 by EMI Asian
- Iris devoilee ( Iris unveiledn) (2001) concerted suite for grand orchestra, three female voices and three traditional Chinese instruments.
Commissioned by the Koussevitzky Foundation and Radio France. First audition on February 6th 2002 for the Festival Présences of Radio France. Nomenclature : 3 sopranos one of which on the style of Pekin Opera, 3 Chinese traditional instruments (Pipa, Erhu and Zheng) - 3.3.3.3 - 4.3.3.1 - 4 perc, pno(celesta), hp and strings (16.14.12.10.8)
Length: 44 mn
Gerard Billaudot Editeur
CD : Virgin Classics 724354554926
- La nuit profonde (2001)
First audition on May 27th 2001 in Paris by the Orchestre National de France.
Length: 5mn
Editions musicales Durand.
- Un temps disparu (2002), for erhu (two strings Chinese violon) and orchestra.
Commissioned by the Montréal Symphonic Orchestra. erhu: Ma Xianghua. Creation on 23rd and 24th April 2002 in Montréal under the conducting of Charles Dutoit.
Length: 25 mn
Gerard Billaudot Editeur
- L’ELOIGNEMENT (2003) for string orchestra.
Nomenclature: 5, 4, 4, 3, 1 or 10, 8, 8, 6, 2
Length: 15 mn
Gerard Billaudot Editeur
CD : by Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Conductor : Leonard Slatkin. Scheduled at the end of 2005/Virgin Classics
- Instants d'un Opéra de Pékin (New version of 2004) for piano solo
Length: 9 mn Gerard Billaudot Editeur
- Enchantements oubliés (2004) for grand string orchestra, hp, pn, celesta and percussions.
Commission : Orchestre National de France. Nomenclature suggesed by Kurt Masur.
Nomenclature: Hp, pn (celesta), timpanies, 4 percussions. 16, 14, 12, 10, 8
Length: 19 mn
- Songe d’une femme francaise (2004- 2005) for soprano, clarinet and grand orchestra.
Commissioned by the Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg & Vandoren SAS.
First audition on 23rd June 2005 in Strasbourg by Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg under the conducting of Muhai Tang. Clarinet : Paul Meyer, Soprano : Sumi Jo.
Nomenclature: Soprano colorature, Clarinet solo, 3.3.3.3 - 4.3.3.1 - pno, hp, timpanies, 4 percussions. 16, 14, 12, 10, 8
Length: 30 mn.
Gerard Billaudot Editeur
2005-2009
- Invisible voices (Voix invisibles) (2005) for 6 mixte voices and grand orchestra.
Commission : Stuttgart City & Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra.
First audition on the October 27th 2005 in Beijing by the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra under the conducting of Sir Roger Norrington, voices : Stuttgart Neue vocalsolisten Nomenclature: Soprano, Mezzo soprano, Alto, Tenor, Britone, Bass. 3.3.3.3 - 4.3.3.1 - hp, timpanies, 4 percussions players. 16, 14, 12, 10, 8
Length: 20 mn
Gerard Billaudot Editeur
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