Philippe Hersant (; born 21 June 1948 in Rome) is a French composer. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris.Revue des deux mondes 2001 p73 "Compositeur né en 1948, producteur à France Musique. Licencié en lettres modernes, Philippe Hersant a fait ses études musicales au Conservatoire national supérieur de musique de Paris, où il a travaillé ..."
Selected works Hersant's works are largely published by Éditions Durand. Stage Le Château des Carpathes, Opera in a prologue and 2 scenes (1989–1991); libretto by Jorge Silva Melo after the novel by Jules Verne Wuthering Heights, Ballet in 2 acts (2000–2001); based on the novel by Emily Brontë Le Moine noir, Opera in 8 scenes (2003–2005); libretto by Yves Hersant after the short story The Black Monk by Anton Chekhov Les Éclairs, Opera ("drame joyeux") in 4 acts (2021); libretto by Jean Echenoz after his novel Des éclairs
Orchestral Aztlan (1983) Stances (1978, revised 1992) Le Cantique des 3 enfants dans la fournaise (1995), poem by Antoine Godeau, in front of La Messe à 4 Choeurs H.4 by Marc-Antoine Charpentier with same chorus and orchestra. (recorded in 2019) 5 Pièces (1997) Patmos for string orchestra (2007)
Concertante Concerto No. 1 for cello and orchestra (1989) Concerto No. 2 for cello and orchestra (1996–1997) Streams for piano and orchestra (2000) Concerto for violin and orchestra (2003) Musical humors, Concerto for viola and string orchestra (2003) Le Tombeau de Virgile for harp and orchestra (2006) Concerto for clarinet and orchestra (2011)
Chamber music String Quartet No. 1 (1985) Pavane for viola solo (1987) String Quartet No. 2 (1988) Élégie for string quartet (1990) Duo Séphardim for viola and bassoon (1993) 11 Caprices for 2 violins (or violas) (1994) 8 Duos for viola and bassoon (1995) Niggun for solo bassoon (1995) Cinq miniatures for solo alto flute or C flute (1995) In nomine for 7 cellos (2001) 3 Nocturnes for flute, viola and harp (2001) Sonata for cello solo (2003) Choral for cello and harp (2004) Tenebrae for viola and piano (2005) 6 Bagatelles for clarinet, viola and piano (2007)
Film scores Year French title (original title) English title Director Notes 1987 O Desejado (Les Montagnes de la lune) Paulo Rocha 1990 La Ville Louvre Louvre City Nicolas Philibert documentary 1991 Arthur Rimbaud, une biographie Arthur Rimbaud: A Biography Richard Dindo 1994 Lettre pour L... Letter for L... Romain Goupil 1995 La Restitution Catherine Zins 1996 Un animal, des animaux Animals and More Animals Nicolas Philibert documentary 1998 L'interview Xavier Giannoli short film: 25 minutes 1998 Qui sait? Nicolas Philibert documentary 2002 Être et Avoir To Be and to Have Nicolas Philibert documentary 2008 Les Caravage de Philippe de Béthune Michel Van Zele documentary 2010 Nénette Nénette Nicolas Philibert documentary; music also by Pascal Gallois 2010 Les mains en l'air Hands Up Romain Goupil
References
External links Philippe Hersant website