Simon Bertrand
Du crépuscule à l’aube
for orchestra
About the work
Based on the last chord of Richard Strauss’ last four lieder
Reflexion on war and search for peace
SPECS
Duration:
13'
Movements:
Instrumentation:
Triple or double winds version/4231/strings/harp/celesta/timpani+ 2
Tech:
BACKGROUND
Date of composition:
2013
Commissionner:
Performances:
2018, Orchestre de la Francophonie for their tour in South Korea
“Du Crépuscule à L’aube, de Bertrand, une pièce très réussie, bien construite et qui captive par ses contrastes et son utilisation brillante du rythme"
- Caroline Rodgers, Ludvig Van Montréal, 2018
ABOUT THE COMPOSER
Winner of the Opus award 2013 for Composer of the Year, first-prize winner of the Prix collégien de Musique Contemporaine 2014, and Winner of the First International Busan Maru Composition Competition in South Korea 2014, Simon Bertrand has an international reputation that has led him to compose for musicians around the globe such as the Musica Nipponia Ensemble (Japan), the Danish Saxophone Quartet (Denmark), the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal (Canada), the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra (China), the Gwandju Symphony Orchestra (Korea), the SMCQ, and the Orchestre National d'île-de-France (France).