Bernard Rands
À propos de Bernard Rands
… in the Canti Trilogy… Rands unspools a shining thread to guide us and keep us safe. Still another pleasure is the alluring sensuousness of surface Rands stretches over troubling depths. The composer has an extraordinary ear; the sonorities and ideas are deep, dark and magical.
—The Boston Globe
Through more than a hundred published works and many recordings, Bernard Rands is established as a major figure in contemporary music. His work Canti del Sole, premièred by Paul Sperry, Zubin Mehta and the New York Philharmonic, won the 1984 Pulitzer Prize in Music. His large orchestral suites Le Tambourin won the 1986 Kennedy Center Friedheim Award. Conductors including Barenboim, Boulez, Berio, Maderna, Marriner, Mehta, Muti, Ozawa, Rilling, Salonen, Sawallisch, Schiff, Schuller, Schwarz, Silverstein, Sinopoli, Slatkin, von Dohnanyi, and Zinman, among others, have programmed his music.
The originality and distinctive character of his music have been variously described as ‘plangent lyricism’ with a ‘dramatic intensity’ and a ‘musicality and clarity of idea allied to a sophisticated and elegant technical mastery’ - qualities developed from his studies with Dallapiccola and Berio.
Rands served as Composer-in-Residence with The Philadelphia Orchestra for seven years, from 1989 to 1995 as part of the Meet The Composer Residency Program for the first three years, with four years continued funding by the Philadelphia Orchestra. Rands’s works are widely performed and frequently commercially recorded. His work, Canti d’Amor, recorded by Chanticleer, won a Grammy Award in 2000.
Born in England, Rands emigrated to the United States in 1975 becoming an American citizen in 1983. He has been honored by the American Academy and Institute of the Arts and Letters; Broadcast Music, Inc.; the Guggenheim Foundation; the National Endowment for the Arts; Meet the Composer; the Barlow, Fromm and Koussevitsky Foundations, among many others. In 2004, Rands was inducted to the American Academy of Arts & Letters.
Numerous commissions have come from The Suntory Hall in Tokyo; the New York Philharmonic; Carnegie Hall; the Boston Symphony Orchestra; the Cincinnati Symphony; the Los Angeles Philharmonic; The Philadelphia Orchestra; the BBC Symphony Orchestra; the National Symphony Orchestra; the Internationale Bach Akademie; the Eastman Wind Ensemble and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Many chamber works have resulted from commissions from major ensembles and festivals from around the world. His chamber opera, Belladonna, was commissioned by the Aspen Festival for its fiftieth anniversary in 1999.
A dedicated and passionate teacher, Rands has been guest composer at many international festivals and Composer-in-Residence at the Aspen and Tanglewood festivals and was Walter Bigelow Rosen Professor of Music at Harvard University.
Notable works include his opera Vincent (2011), which debuted to critical acclaim at Indiana University Opera Theatre, conducted by Arthur Fagen and directed by Vincent Liotta, Danza Petrificada (2011), which premiered with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, led by the composer's longtime friend and collaborator Maestro Riccardo Muti, Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (2014), which premiered with pianist Jonathan Biss and the Boston Symphony Orchestra with subsequent performances by the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig as well as with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at the 2014 BBC Proms, Folk Songs (2014), for voice and chamber ensemble, which premiered at the Tanglewood Festival of Contemporary Music, and Concerto for English Horn and Orchestra (2015), which premiered with soloist Robert Walters and The Cleveland Orchestra, conducted by Lionel Bringuier.
In recent years, Bernard Rands has composed a number of major additions to his distinguished catalogue of orchestral and chamber works. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, led by Riccardo Muti, commissioned and performed the world premiere of DREAM in 2019, and Allen Tinkham led the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra in the world premiere performance of AURA at Chicago's Orchestra Hall in 2022 before taking the work on its European tour. The Spektral Quartet gave the world premiere of String Quartet Music in 2022 and that same year the Boston Symphony Orchestra performed the world premiere of Rands’s Symphonic Fantasy under the baton of Alan Gilbert. Symphonic Fantasy will receive its UK premiere in February 2024 conducted by Hannu Lintu at the Barbican Centre in London.
Bernard Rands's music is published exclusively worldwide by Schott Music.
To learn more, visit www.bernardrands.com
Liste d'œuvres
Chronologie
Born March 2 in Sheffield, England, U.K.
Darmstadt Festival Premiere of "Actions for Six" by Kranischsteiner Ensemble, conducted by Bruno Maderna.
Studies at the Ferienkurse für Neue Musik, Darmstadt, with Bruno Maderna and Pierre Boulez.
"Canti del Sole" for Tenor and ensemble premiered by Paul Sperry and SONOR, conducted by the composer.
"Canti del Sole" for Tenor and orchestra premiered by Paul Sperry and the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Zubin Mehta.
Composer-in-Residence with The Philadelphia Orchestra.
"...body and shadow..." for orchestra commissioned and premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Seiji Ozawa.
"Ceremonial III" for orchestra commissioned by Carnegie Hall for its 100th anniversary. Premiered by The Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Riccardo Muti.
"Tre Canzoni Senza Parole" commissioned and premiered by The Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by the composer.
"Canti dell’Eclisse" for Bass voice and orchestra commissioned and premiered by Thomas Paul and the The Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Gerard Schwarz.
"where the murmurs die..." commissioned and premiered by New York Philharmonic, conducted by Leonard Slatkin.
"Symphony" commissioned and premiered by Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen.
"Canzoni per orchestra" commissioned and premiered by The Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch.
"Trio" commissioned and premiered by Chicago Symphony Orchestra (for Boulez 70th birthday celebration.)
"Interludium" for chorus and orchestra commissioned by the Internationale Bach Akademie, Stuttgart and premiered by the Israel Philharmonic, conducted by Helmut Rilling.
Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
"now again" – fragments from "Sappho" commissioned and premiered by the Network for New Music, Philadelphia.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra premieres "Danza Petrificada" on May 5, 2011.
Bridge Records releases "Bernard Rands: Piano Music 1960-2010" with recordings of "Tre Espressioni", "Espressione IV", "Memo V" and "Impromptu" by Robert Levin and Ursula Oppens.
"Concerto for Piano and Orchestra" debuts on April 3, 2014 with soloist Jonathan Biss and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, led by Robert Spano, in celebration of the composer's eightieth birthday. German premiere follows with Biss and the Leipzig Gewandhausorchester, led by Sir Andrew Davis, and the UK premiere at the BBC Proms with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Markus Stenz.
"Folk Songs", for voice and chamber ensemble, commissioned by the Tanglewood Festival, premieres at Ozawa Hall in Lenox, MA.
Major portrait events at Miller Theatre (NY), Sheffield University (UK), June in Buffalo (NY), Royal Northern College of Music (UK), Thailand International Composition Festival, and London Festival of American Music in honor of the composer's 80th birthday year.
Named Recipient of 2014 Order of Lincoln
Rands's "Concerto for English Horn and Orchestra" premieres with soloist Robert Walters and The Cleveland Orchestra, conducted by Lionel Bringuier.
OPERA America presents concert performance of "Vincent" at Trinity Wall Street
Led by Ben Gernon, the BBC Philharmonic presents the European premiere of Bernard Rands’s “Concerto for English Horn and Orchestra,” featuring soloist Gillian Callow at the BBC Philharmonic Studio at MediaCityUK, Salford.
Robert Walters and musicians from The Cleveland Orchestra perform the world premiere of Rands’s “Music for Shoko: Aubade” at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami.
Rands’s “Four Impromptus” is published in a new Edition Schott collection.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, led by Riccardo Muti commissions and premieres Rands’s “DREAM” for orchestra.
A CD of Bernard Rands's orchestral music titled "Chains Like the Sea" released by NMC Recordings.
A recording of Bernard Rands's “Concerto for Piano and Orchestra,” performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, led by Markus Stenz, and featuring Jonathan Biss, “Music for Shoko: Aubade,” featuring English Horn player, Robert Walters, and “Canti del Sole,” performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, led by William Boughton, and featuring tenor Stephen Chaundy, is released by Lyrita (Nimbus Records).
Naxos releases "Rands at Oberlin" featuring the recorded premiere of the “Concerto for English Horn.”
Allen Tinkham leads the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra in the world premiere performance of “AURA” at Chicago's Orchestra Hall before taking the work on its European tour.
The Spektral Quartet gives the world premiere performance of Bernard Rands’s “String Quartet Music.”
The Boston Symphony Orchestra performs the world premiere of Rands’s “Symphonic Fantasy” under the baton of Alan Gilbert.
Produits
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Compositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: Matériel en location / d'exécutionEdition: Matériel d'exécutionInstrumentation: mezzo-soprano, ensembleLangue: Anglais
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for miscellaneous ensembleCompositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: Matériel en location / d'exécutionEdition: Matériel d'exécutionInstrumentation: miscellaneous ensemble
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for orchestraCompositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: Matériel en location / d'exécutionEdition: Matériel d'exécutionInstrumentation: orchestre
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Compositeur: Bernard RandsEdition: Partition et partiesSérie: Edition Schott
Instrumentation: flûte, harpe, violon, alto et violoncelleNuméro du produit: ED 30085Type de produitEn stockPrix à partir de 64,99 €TTC -
for orchestraCompositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: Matériel en location / d'exécutionEdition: Matériel d'exécutionInstrumentation: orchestre
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for chamber ensembleCompositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: Matériel en location / d'exécutionEdition: Matériel d'exécutionInstrumentation: ensemble de chambre
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for brass quintet and string orchestraCompositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: Matériel en location / d'exécutionEdition: Matériel d'exécutionInstrumentation: brass quintet, orchestre à cordes
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For Chorus And Harp (Chorus Score)Compositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: PartitionEdition: PartitionInstrumentation: choeur de chambre (SATB) et harpeNuméro du produit: EA 18845En stock59,50 €TTC, hors expédition
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for soprano, mixed chorus (SATB) and orchestraCompositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: Matériel en location / d'exécutionEdition: Matériel d'exécutionInstrumentation: soprano, mixed chouus, orchestreLangue: Allemand
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for solo harp and orchestraCompositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: Matériel en location / d'exécutionEdition: Matériel d'exécutionInstrumentation: seul harpe, orchestre
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for orchestraCompositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: Matériel en location / d'exécutionEdition: Matériel d'exécutionInstrumentation: orchestre
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for mezzo soprano and chamber ensembleCompositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: Matériel en location / d'exécutionEdition: Partition et partiesInstrumentation: mezzo-soprano, ensemble de chambre
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Compositeur: Bernard RandsEdition: Recueil de pièces instrumentalesInstrumentation: for female voice and pianoNuméro du produit: EA 15415Type de produitEn stockPrix à partir de 23,99 €TTC
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for female voice and pianoCompositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: Matériel en location / d'exécutionEdition: Matériel d'exécutionInstrumentation: voix de femme, piano
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Compositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: PartitionEdition: Partition d'étudeSérie: '...as all get out...'
Instrumentation: soprano et bande magnétiqueNuméro du produit: EA 15586Épuisé43,50 €TTC, hors expédition -
an opera in two actsCompositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: Matériel en location / d'exécutionEdition: Matériel d'exécutionLangue: Anglais
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an opera in two actsCompositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: LivreEdition: LivretSérie: Belladonna
Langue: AnglaisNuméro du produit: EA 820En stock15,50 €TTC, hors expédition -
Compositeur: Bernard RandsEdition: PartitionSérie: Bells
Instrumentation: choeur et orchestreNuméro du produit: EA 19359Type de produitEn stockPrix à partir de 99,99 €TTC -
for large mixed chorus and orchestraCompositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: Matériel en location / d'exécutionEdition: Matériel d'exécutionInstrumentation: choeur mixte et orchestreLangue: Anglais
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after James Joyce's "Chamber Music"Compositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: PartitionEdition: Partition de choeurInstrumentation: choeur mixte (SSATTBB)Numéro du produit: EA 768En stock10,50 €TTC, hors expédition
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for tenor and chamber ensembleCompositeur: Bernard RandsEdition: Partition d'étudeSérie: Canti del Sole
Instrumentation: ténor et ensemble de chambreNuméro du produit: EA 17928Type de produitEn stockPrix à partir de 99,99 €TTC -
for tenor and orchestraCompositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: Partition électronique en PDFEdition: Partition d'étudeInstrumentation: ténor, orchestreNuméro du produit: EA 17677 Q54191En stock109,99 €TTC
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for tenor and chamber ensembleCompositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: Matériel en location / d'exécutionEdition: Matériel d'exécutionInstrumentation: ténor, ensemble de chambre
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for tenor and orchestraCompositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: Matériel en location / d'exécutionEdition: Matériel d'exécutionInstrumentation: ténor, orchestre
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for bass and chamber ensembleCompositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: Matériel en location / d'exécutionEdition: Matériel d'exécutionInstrumentation: basse seul, ensemble de chambre
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for bass and orchestraCompositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: Matériel en location / d'exécutionEdition: Matériel d'exécutionInstrumentation: basse, orchestre
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Compositeur: Bernard RandsEdition: PartitionSérie: Canti Lunatici
Instrumentation: Soprano and OrchestraNuméro du produit: EA 16471Type de produitEn stockPrix à partir de 43,99 €TTC -
Compositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: PartitionEdition: Partition d'étudeSérie: Canti Lunatici
Instrumentation: soprano et ensemble de chambreLangue: Allemand, Espagnol, Anglais, ItalienNuméro du produit: EA 17926Épuisé157,00 €TTC, hors expédition -
for soprano and chamber ensembleCompositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: Matériel en location / d'exécutionEdition: Matériel d'exécutionInstrumentation: soprano, ensemble de chambreLangue: Allemand, Espagnol, Anglais, Italien
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for soprano and orchestraCompositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: Matériel en location / d'exécutionEdition: Matériel d'exécutionInstrumentation: soprano, orchestreLangue: Allemand, Espagnol, Anglais, Italien
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Compositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: Matériel en location / d'exécutionEdition: Matériel d'exécutionInstrumentation: orchestre
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Compositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: PartitionEdition: PartitionSérie: Canzoni per Orchestra
Instrumentation: orchestreNuméro du produit: EA 784En stock132,00 €TTC, hors expédition -
Compositeur: Bernard RandsEdition: Partition d'étudeSérie: Ceremonial
Instrumentation: instruments à vent-ensembleNuméro du produit: EA 740Type de produitEn stockPrix à partir de 41,99 €TTC -
for wind ensembleCompositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: Matériel en location / d'exécutionEdition: Matériel d'exécutionInstrumentation: ensemble à vents
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Compositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: PartitionEdition: PartitionSérie: Ceremonial 2
Instrumentation: orchestreNuméro du produit: EA 18453Épuisé134,00 €TTC, hors expédition -
for orchestraCompositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: Matériel en location / d'exécutionEdition: Matériel d'exécutionInstrumentation: orchestre
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Study ScoreCompositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: Partition électronique en PDFEdition: Partition d'étudeInstrumentation: orchestreNuméro du produit: EA 17916 Q54190En stock116,99 €TTC
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for orchestraCompositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: Matériel en location / d'exécutionEdition: Matériel d'exécutionInstrumentation: orchestre
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Two Movements for OrchestraCompositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: Matériel en location / d'exécutionEdition: Matériel d'exécutionInstrumentation: orchestre
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for orchestraCompositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: Matériel en location / d'exécutionEdition: Matériel d'exécutionInstrumentation: orchestre
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for solo oboe and chamber ensembleCompositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: Partition électronique en PDFEdition: Partition d'étudeInstrumentation: hautbois, ensembleNuméro du produit: EA 821 Q54187En stock82,99 €TTC
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for solo oboe and chamber ensembleCompositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: Matériel en location / d'exécutionEdition: Matériel d'exécutionInstrumentation: hautbois, ensemble
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Compositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: Matériel en location / d'exécutionEdition: Matériel d'exécutionInstrumentation: English cor et orchestre
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Compositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: Matériel en location / d'exécutionEdition: Matériel d'exécutionInstrumentation: piano et orchestre
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for violincello and orchestra (Study Score)Compositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: Partition électronique en PDFEdition: Partition d'étudeInstrumentation: violoncelle et orchestreNuméro du produit: EA 785 Q54185En stock129,99 €TTC
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for cello and orchestraCompositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: Matériel en location / d'exécutionEdition: Matériel d'exécutionInstrumentation: violoncelle, orchestre
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Compositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: Matériel en location / d'exécutionEdition: Matériel d'exécutionInstrumentation: quatuor à cordes
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Nouvelles pièces pour piano. Petrushka ProjectMedia Type: PartitionInstrumentation: pianoLangue: AnglaisNuméro du produit: ED 21470En stock10,00 €TTC, hors expédition
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for orchestraCompositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: Matériel en location / d'exécutionEdition: Matériel d'exécutionInstrumentation: orchestre
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for chamber ensembleCompositeur: Bernard RandsMedia Type: Matériel en location / d'exécutionEdition: Partition d'étudeInstrumentation: ensemble de chambre