Repertoire

Performances & premieres

Claude Delangle, main world premieres

AMY Gilbert

Le Temps du Souffle for saxophone, trombone and violin (AMPHION) (1994), premiere performed with the soloists from the Intercontemporain Ensemble in the Museum of Modern Art , Paris

ARSENEAULT Thierry

Namo for solo alto saxophone

AVRAM Ana Maria

• Archae for voice, saxophone, percussion, viola and devices
• Archae IV for saxophone, piano and percussion, premiere performed at the Bucharest Radio, Contemporary Music Festival

BABBONI-SCILLINGI Jacopo

SHIFT 2 (2003) (7′) for baritone saxophone and live electronic
Première at the Contemporary Music Biennial Arts Festival, on 14 th April 2003 in Zagreb

BALAKAUKAS Osvaldas (1993)

Maggiore-Minore for alto saxophone and piano

BALLIF Claude

Solfeggietto for solo alto saxophone (Transatlantiques)

BANCQUART Alain

Contrefable d’Ariane for solo soprano saxophone 1997

BERIO Luciano

• Récit (Chemin VII) (Universal) with the Symphonic Orchestra of Sicily at the Berio Festival in Milan (1996)
• Sequenza VIIb solo Soprano (Universal) premiere performed at Radio France in 1993
• Chemin IVb with the Chamber Orchestra of Australia, conductor Richard Tognetti at the Sydney Opera House, followed by a tour throughout Australia.

BOZZANI Daniel

Madame Blanche (4’30”) for soprano saxophone, bandoneon and piano. (Tango Futur)
Premiere at the Festival “Musica Strasbourg” on 29 th September 1999.

BRACHT Thomas

Concertino alto saxophone and orchestra (1982).
With the Schloss Werneck orchestra at the 7 th World Saxophone Congress in Nuremberg.

CAMPANA José-Luis

Impresiones Musicales del Río de la Plata (8′) soprano/baritone saxophone, percussion and double bass. (Tango Futur).
Premiere at the Festival “Musica Strasbourg” on 29 th September 1999.

CONSTANT Marius

Concertante alto saxophone and orchestra (1978)
Premiere at the Festival of Young Soloists in Monte Carlo with the Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor Pol Mule (1979).

DENISOV Edison

• Sonate for saxophone and violoncello (Billaudot) 1994
  Premiere with Vérène Westphal at the University of Paris-Orsay
• Concerto for saxophone and orchestra (Sikorski) 1992
  Premiere with the BBC Symphonic Orchestra at the Cardiff radio, conductor Tadaaki Otaka (1994)
• Duo for saxophone and viola (1989)
  Premiere at the theatre of Sceaux with Jean Sulem
• Quintette (saxophone quartet and piano) (1991)
  Premiere at Radio France with the Adolphe Sax Quartet and Odile Delangle.

DUFOUR Denis

Cueillir à l’arbre un Petit Garçon alto saxophone and electroacoustic sounds.
Premiere at the Molière Concert Hall in Lyon (1977).

DUMITRESCU Iancu

• Astrée Concerto for bass saxophone and winds, percussion and piano.
  Premiere in 1992 at the Bucharest radio.
• Orbite d’Uranus Concerto for bass saxophone
  Premiere at Radio France with the Icarion Ensemble, conductor I. Dumitrecu
• Mnemosyne for bass saxophone, 5 percussions, flute and electroacoustic sounds (1994)

ESCAICH Thierry

• Le Chant des Ténèbres for solo soprano saxophone and ensemble of 12 saxophones (BILLAUDOT) 1992.
  Premiere at the 10 th World Saxophone Congress in Pesaro ( Italy )
• Gd. ensemble du Conservatoire, conductor Silvia Massarelli. Version with string orchestra
  Premiere with the Conservatoire Orchestra, conductor Jean-Sébastien Béreau (1994)
• Lutte for solo alto saxophone (MISTERIOSO/LEDUC) 1994.
• Amélie’s Dream for saxophone and piano (LEMOINE) 1995.

GANDINI Gerardo

Café de la Musique-Tango pour Claude (3’15”) for alto saxophone, bandoneon, marimba, piano, double bass. (Tango Futur)
Premiere at the Festival “Musica Strasbourg” on 29 th September 1999.

GOUBAIDOULINA Sofia

Sonate for two baritone saxophones (Sikorski) 1994.
Premiere with Damien Royannais in June 1994 at the University of Paris-Orsay for the World Congress of Musical Acoustics.

GRAETZER Carlos

Transmutango (4’45”) for alto saxophone and marimba. (Tango Futur).
Premiere at the Festival “Musica” on 29 th September 1999 in Strasbourg.

GRISEY Gérard

Anubis et Nout for solo bass saxophone RICORDI.
Premiere at the Castello di Rivoli, Italy in 1994.

HARBISON John

San Antonio (Sonata) for saxophone and piano A.M.P. Inc.

HUREL Philippe

Opcit for solo tenor saxophone (BILLAUDOT) 1984.
Montreal, University of Quebec, International Contemporary Music Society of Quebec.

IBARRONDO Félix

Akaïtz for 12 saxophones
Commissioned by Radio France. Premiere by the CNSM ensemble.

JARRELL Michael

Résurgences. Concerto. LEMOINE, 1996.
With the Court-Circuit Ensemble, conducted by Pierre-André Valade at the Auditorium of the National Library of France.

JODLOWSKY Pierre

Mixtion (2002) (14′) for saxophone and tenor and live electronic ( Commission IRCAM/CNSMDP)
Premiere at the Biennial Arts Festivals of Contemporary Music on 14 th April 2003 in Zagreb.

KARASIKOV Vadim

Casus In Terminus for saxophone, violoncello and piano (Billaudot) 1994

JOLAS Betsy

• 2ème Concerto (Billaudot) 1996 with the National Orchestra of France, conducted by Leonard Slatkin.
• Musique pour Xavier for clarinet, saxophone and violin (Billaudot) 1993.
  Festival of Charonne, Paris.
• Plupart du Temps II for tenor saxophone, violoncello and tenor voice (LEDUC) 1989.
  Salle Gaveau, Paris.
• Episode Quatrième for solo tenor saxophone (LEDUC) 1983.
  Festival of Ile de France 1984.

LANDINI Carlo-Alessandro

Incantation (1981) for solo alto saxophone, (LEDUC)

LAUBA Christian

Ars for 2 soprano Saxophones (LEDUC).
Premiere with Masataka Hirano 38e Rugissants Festival, Grenoble.

LEROUX Philippe

Phonie Douce for saxophone, oboe and violoncello (BILLAUDOT) 1991.
Premiere at Radio France with the Court-Circuit Ensemble.
L’Unique Trait de Pinceau (2009) Concerto for baryton/soprano saxophone. Premiered for Radio France Festival Presence with Metz Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jacques Mercier, Arsenal, Metz, France, Feb. 2009

LIGETI György

Mysteries of the Macabre Concerto (SCHOTT).
Premiere at the Palau de la Música with the Symphonic Orchestra of Valencia in September 1996.

LOUVIER Alain

Cinq Ephémères for soprano saxophone and piano (LEDUC) 1986.
Premiere in Belgrade at the Museum of Modern Art.

MABRY Drake

Ceremony 1 for solo soprano saxophone (LEMOINE) 1992
Premiere at La Clayette

MANTOVANI Bruno

Round Concerto 1994.
Premiere at the Conservatoire for the composition conference with the Court-Circuit Ensemble. Conductor, Pierre André Valade.

MATALON Martin

TRAME I Concerto for soprano saxophone and ensemble (bassoon, horn, trumpet, percussion and double bass) 14′ 1997.
Premiere in Saskatoon ( Canada ) on 9 th February 2001 with the Symphonic Orchestra of Saskatoon.

MICHAT Jean-Denis

Plume for saxophone and piano (LEMOINE) 1996.
Premiere with the ARCEMA Ensemble.

NAON Luis

• Alto Voltango alto saxophone and vibraphone. (Tango Futur).
  Premiere at the 38e Rugissants Festival on 6 th De cember 2002 in Grenoble.
• Comun Requiebro (3′) Mezzo-soprano, for tenor saxophone, percussion (vibraphone, cymbal, drum), double bass, piano and bandoneon. (Tango Futur)
  Premiere at the Festival “Musica Strasbourg” on 29 th September 1999.
• El Afán de la Pena (4′) Poem by Carlos Feiling. For mezzo soprano voice, soprano/alto saxophone, percussion (vibraphone, cymbal, drum), double bass, piano and bandoneon. (Tango Futur).
  Premiere at the Festival “Musica Strasbourg” on 29 th September 1999.
• Senderos que Bifurcan (2003)(10′) for soprano saxophone and live electronic
  Commissioned by Selmer.
  Premiere at the Biennial Arts Festival of Contemporary Music on 14 th April 2003 in Zagreb.

NATSUDA Masakazu

West for saxophone, 2 percussions and tape (Lemoine)
Premiere at the Royal Conservatoire of Music in Stockholm

NODAIRA Ichiro

Quatuor de saxophones (LEMOINE) 1985
Premiere in Washington at the 8 th World Saxophone Congress

PAPE Gérard

Five Pieces for alto saxophone and piano 1989

PIECHOWSKA Alina

• Bleu, Blanc Messager for alto saxophone and piano
• Initiation à la Méditation for alto saxophone and piano

PRIN Yves

Tango Fusion (13′) soprano saxophone, double bass, piano and bandoneon. (Tango Futur).
Premiere at the World Saxophone Congress on 11 th July 2003 in Minneapolis.

RASKATOV Alexandre

Pas de Deux for saxophone and soprano voice 1994.
Premiere with Elena Vassilieva in Paris.

ROBERT Lucie

Tourbillons for alto saxophone and piano (BILLAUDOT)
Premiere in Aix-les-Bains, Festival du Bourget (1975).
Rhapsodie for solo alto saxophone (DORN)
Premiere in Gap (1978).

ROTARU Doïna

LEGEND II for solo soprano saxophone 1996.

RUDAJEV Alexandre

Concerto (COMBRE) 1989.
Premiere with the Symphonic Orchestra of Florida in Tampa , 1990.

SENANES Gabriel

En une Petite Garçonnière de Montmartre (tango parisino) for mezzo soprano voice, soprano/alto saxophone, percussion (vibraphone, cymbal, drum), double bass, piano and bandoneon. (Tango Futur).
Premiere at the Festival “Musica Strasbourg” on 29 th September 1999 .

SOLEY David

Concerto 1998.
Premiere with the Intercontemporain Ensemble at the Cité de la Musique in Paris , conducted by David Robertson.

STOCKHAUSEN Karleinz

Linker Augentanz for 8 Saxophones, Synthesizer and Percussion (STOCKHAUSEN) 1990.
Premiere in Paris with the students ensemble of the Conservatoire of Paris.

STRASNOY Oscar

• Derrumbe (2’45”) Milonga on a poem by Oliverio Girondo for soprano saxophone, bandoneon, piano, percussion, double bass. (Tango Futur)
• Mano Brava/Buzon-Cadicamo (2’15”) for soprano saxophone, bandoneon, piano, percussion, double bass . (Tango Futur)
  Premiere at the Festival “Musica Strasbourg” on 29 th September 1999.

SUNG Stella

Sur la Mémoire for soprano saxophone and piano (Lemoine) 1994.
Premiere at the Hochschule of Freiburg with Odile Delangle.

TAIRA Yoshihisa

Pénombre VI for saxophone and piano ( Transatlantiques ).
Premiere at the Royal Conservatoire of Music of Stockholm .

TAKEMITSU Toru

Distance for solo soprano saxophone (SALABERT).

TANADA Fuminori

Mysterious Morning for solo soprano saxophone (Lemoine).

TANAKA Karen

Night Bird for saxophone and tape.

TISNE Antoine

Espaces Irradiés for saxophone and piano (CHOUDENS).
Premiere in Aubervillier, 1980.

TON THAT Tiêt

Moments Rituels for tenor saxophone, percussion and device (JOBERT) 1989

VIERA Julio

• A Fuego (2’15”) for soprano saxophone, piano, bandoneon, and double bass (Tango Futur)
• L’Extravagant (4’30”) for alto saxophone, piano, bandoneon and double bass. (Tango Futur)
• Griseta (3′) (Enrique Delfino) for soprano saxophone, piano, bandoneon and double bass. (Tango Futur)
  Premiere at the Festival “Musica Strasbourg” on 29 th September 1999.

VOIRPY Alain

• Motum 5 for solo alto saxophone (LEMOINE).
• Offrandes for saxophone, piano and percussion (LEMOINE).
  Premiere at the Saint-Merri’s Church in Paris.

VOUSTINE Alexander

Musique pour L’Ange for tenor saxophone, vibraphone and violoncello 1994 (Lemoine).

ZBAR Michel

Jazzy Night in Yellow for tenor saxophone and device .
Premiere at Radio France, Musical Research Group.