Nicolas Bacri

Rarely has a musical work been better characterized by its subtitle than Nicolas Bacri's Lyric Interlude : 'A Study in Pastoral Style'. When, in 2008, the composer received the commission for a piece...

This Sonata was initially conceived (in 1995) for solo cello. It rapidly proved unplayable in this form. In 1996 it was entirely recast for two cellos. This was not simply a matter of transcribing it,...

Ophelia’s Mad Scene, op. 146, for soprano and clarinet, composed in 2018 after Shakespeare’s Hamlet, was commissioned by the soprano Noriko Yakushiji, to whom the work is dedicated. The piece explores...

Ma Petite musique de nuit was originally written at the request of Nicolas Prost for Saxiana, a collective work for alto saxophone and piano published by Éditions Billaudot. The fact that a work so mo...

Ophelia Solo, Op. 146b, composed in 2018 for clarinet or bass clarinet (Andante, Più largo, Berceuse and Tempo vivace) is dedicated to Cédric de Bruycker, Kristine Dizon, and Lawrie Bloom. The first p...

Sonate No. 3

Immerse yourself in a captivating world of sound with the impressive “Sonate N. 2” for piano. Published by the prestigious and historic French publishing house Editions Durand, this edition stands out...

Bacri's Op. 99, composed in 2004, for Michel d'Arcangues and Peter Hamilton and dedicated to Gaelle Solal and Nicolas Lestoquoy. This work was selected for the Concours de Guitare de Fontenay sous Boi...

Tenebrae is Bacri's sixth Nocturne for piano. The work was completed in July 2016 as a commission from the Clara Haskil International Piano Competition where it featured as the compulsory piece for th...

Nos. 3-5 of Bacri's 'Esquisses Lyriques'. Valse triste is Bacri's third Esquisse Lyrique and third attempt at reviving the outdated genre of 'salon music' that, in the 19th century, was meant to be a...

Les Quatre Tempéraments Op. 159 (2020–2021) for piano invites pianists into a fascinating sonic exploration of human emotional states. Published by the renowned Peer Musikverlag, this contemporary wor...

A work for solo viola dedicated to the Belgian violinist and violist Jacque Dupriez. Versions for violin (AL30814) and cello (AL30816) are also available.

A work for solo cello dedicated to the cellist Sébastien Van Kuijk. Versions for viola (AL30815) and violin (AL30814) are also available.

Born in 1961, Nicolas Bacri began comprehensive musical studies at a very early age: the piano, but also the technical disciplines of harmony and counterpoint, and finally, from 1979, composition with...

Nicolas Bacri Suite No. 6 Pour Violoncelle Seul, Op. 88.

Work for cello (or viola) and piano, commissioned by the "Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad" Festival I. Nocturne, II. Berceuse (Hommage Brahms), III. Souvenir, IV. Canto di speranza

Work for cello (or viola) and piano, commissioned by the "Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad" Festival Adagio liberamente, Allegro moderato