Alexandre Rabinovitch-Barakovsky


Alexandre Rabinovitch-Barakovsky is a Russian-born composer who lives in Switzerland. He is one of the first composers of minimalism ; "La Belle Musique N.3" is the first work for orchestra in the minimalist field. He emigrated to Paris from Moscow in 1974, and now lives in Switzerland.

Selected works

Alexandre Rabinovitch-Barakovsky defined his musical conceptions as <>.
Rabinovitch-Barakovsky's main works are all part of a global work-in-progress called "Anthology of Archaic Rituals – In Search of the Center".
  • "Les mots de Andrei Biely" cantata
  • "Le point d'appui trouvé" chamber music
  • "Happy end"" electro-acoustic piece
  • "La Belle Musique n°2" chamber music
  • "Perpetuum mobile?" amplified violin solo, amplified piano, amplified vibraphone"
  • "Le récit de voyage" violin, cello, marimba, piano"
  • "La Belle Musique n°3" for orchestra
  • "Requiem pour une marée noire" amplified soprano, amplified vibraphone, amplified piano
  • "Entente cordiale" amplified piano and orchestra
  • "Litanies" string quartet and vibraphone
  • "Musique populaire" 2 amplified pianos, 2 amplified marimbas, amplified celesta
  • "Discours sur la délivrance" amplified cello solo, amplified piano, amplified clavinova, amplified vibraphone
  • "La belle musique n°4" for 4 amplified pianos
  • "Cantique pour Orfeo" amplified baryton, amplified vibraphone, amplified piano, amplified celesta
  • "In illo tempore" sinfonia concertante for 2 amplified pianos and chamber orchestra
  • "Musique populaire" 2 amplified pianos and orchestra
  • "3 Invocations" string quartet and amplified celesta
  • " Incantations" sinfonia concertante for amplified piano and chamber orchestra
  • "6 Etats intermédiaires" sinfonia for orchestra, based on the Bardo Thödol
  • "La Triade" sinfonia concertante for amplified violin and orchestra
  • " Retour aux sources" Sinfonia for orchestra"
  • "La harpe de David" sinfonia concertante for amplified cello and orchestra
  • " The celtic harp" sinfonia concertante for amplified violin, amplified viola and orchestra
  • "Die Zeit" for four amplified instruments: violin, cello, piano, celesta
  • "Le Tryptique"," sinfonia for orchestra
  • "Les trois Gunas" for amplified flute, amplified clarinet, amplified clavinova, amplified vibrafono+marimba+campanelli", amplified piano
  • "Jiao" for 11 strings, amplified celesta, amplified vibraphone, amplified clavinova
  • "Maithuna" sinfonia concertante for orchestra
  • "Les Chants-Spirales" for amplified vibraphone solo, amplified clavinova, amplified piano
  • "3 Manas" for amplified piano or amplified electric piano.
  • "Opus Magnum" Sinfonia concertante for chamber orchestra in three movements : Nigredo, Albedo, Rubedo
  • "Alchera" for amplified cello and orchestra. Dedicated to Sir Roger Norrington.
  • "The Source Field"for orchestra in two movements, based on the book "The Source Field" by David Wilcock
  • "La Belle Musique N.5-Dhikr" for vibraphone, piano and string quartet.

    Selected Discography

  • Terza Pratica, Box Set , 2012 VDE GALLO, Switzerland
  • Tantric Coupling, 2006 MEGADISC Classics, Belgium MDC 7802
  • Pura Cosa Mentale, 2004 MEGADISC Classics, Belgium MDC 7812/11
  • Die Zeit, 2001 MEGADISC Classics, Belgium MDC 7822
  • La Triade, 2000 DORON Music, Switzerland DRC 3033
  • Incantations, 1999 MEGADISC Classics, Belgium MDC 7831
  • An Introduction to Alexandre Rabinovitch, 1996 MEGADISC Classics, Belgium MDC 7846
  • Alexandre Rabinovitch Oeuvres pour Piano, 1994 VALOIS-Naive, France V 4694
  • Pourquoi je suis si sentimental, Alexei Lubimov, 1995 "BIS"