SELECTED WORKS FROM MIGUEL AZGUIME’s CATALOGUE
Yuan Zhi Yuan • 35’ • 1998
Soprano, Tenor, 6 Traditional Chinese Instruments, Chamber Choir & Live Electronics
Lyrics: fragments of the first chapter of the classic Taoist book Huainan Zhi
Commissioned by the Orient Foundation
Premiered 1998/Sep/18 by Xing Rufeng (soprano), Gao Yongping (tenor) Hua Xia Ensemble (chinese traditional instruments) Antifonia Choir Tsun Yeh (conductor) at ACARTE Encounters - Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation - Great Hall - Lisbon Portugal.
Premiered in China on 2000/Mar/22 at Beijing Concert Hall China by Xing Rufeng (soprano), Gao Yongping (tenor), Hua Xia Ensemble (chinese traditional instruments) Antifonia Choir, Chen Leiji (conductor)
Derrière Son Double • 21' • 2001
Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Violoncello, Piano and Live Electronics
Premiered 2001/Apr/11 by Ensemble Recherche: Martin Fahlenbock (flute), Shizuyo Oka (clarinet), Melisse Mellinger (violin), Barbara Maurer (viola), Lucas Fels (cello), Klaus Steffes-Holländer (piano) Johannes Kalitzke (conductor) at Helena Sá e Costa Theatre – Oporto -Portugal
O Centro do Excêntrico do Centro do Mundo • 30’ • 2002
16 Voices, 2 Speakers & Live Electronics
Lyrics: Pedro Nunes
Commissioned by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Premiered 2002/Nov/08 by the SingCircle Gregory Rose (conductor) at Coimbra 2003 - National Capital of Culture, São Jorge de Milréus Monastery
Alentour Allant Même • 15' • 2003
Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, 2 Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Live Electronics
Premiered 2003/Sep/14 by Ensemble Antipodes at Música Viva Festival 2003 -Transports
Coimbra - Portugal
Águas Marinhas • 14’ • 2005
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet in Bb, Bassoon, Horn [in F], Trumpet in C, Bass Tenor Trombone, Percussion, Piano, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, Double Bass
Commissioned by the Japan Society of Contemporary Music
Premiered 2005/Mar/14 by Comet Orchestra at Venue Tsuda Hall – Tokyo - Japan
Paraître Parmi • 14’30’’ • 2006
String Quartet and Electronic
Premiered 2006/Nov/06 by the Smith Quartet at Reina Sofía Arts Centre- Madrid -Spain
Circundante Circunstância dos Círculos • 18’ • 2007
~ Soprano, ~ Alto, ~ Tenor, ~ Bass, Flute (Piccolo), Oboe, Clarinet (Bass Clarinet), Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, 2 Percussion, Keyboard MiDi Controller, Piano, 2 Violin, 1 Viola, 1 Cello, 1 Double Bass, Electronic
Lyrics: Miguel Azguime
Commissioned by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation & Casa da Música
Premiered 2007/Sep/29 by the Remix Ensemble & Gulbenkian Choir, Peter Rundel (conductor) at Musica Festival, Cité de la musique et de la danse, Strasbourg - France
Des Cercles En Cercles • 15’ • 2008
Electroacoustic Music
Premiered 2008/Jan/25 at Radialsystem V / Ultraschall Festival – Berlin - Germany
Le Chat Botté ou Le Maître Chat • 27’ • 2009
Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Violoncello, Piano, Reciter and Live Electronics
Lyrics: Le Chat Botté by de Charles Perrault
Commissioned by the Belém Art Cultural Centre
Premiered 2009/Sep/13 by the Sond'Ar-te Electric Ensemble, Miguel Azguime (reciter), Jean-Marc Sullon (live electronics), Jean-Sebastien Béreau (conductor) at 2009 Musica Viva Festival, Centro Cultural de Belém – Lisbon, Portugal
(ThS)inking Survival Kit • 37’ • 2010
Soprano, Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Piano, Percussion, Electronic
Lyrics: William Shakespeare, James Joyce, Paul Verlaine, Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, Fernando Pessoa, Luís Vaz de Camões
Commissioned by the City of London Festival
Premiered 2010/Jul/06 by the Sond'Ar-te Electric Ensemble, at COLF - City of London Festival, Mercers Hall – London, United Kingdom
De part et d’autre • 18’ 30’’ • 2011
Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Piano and Electronics
Commissioned by the French Ministry of Culture
Premiered 2011/May/14 by the Ensemble Court-Circuit, Laurent Cuniot (conductor)
Radio-France Season / Passions-Fusion, Le Centquatre – Paris, France
Conver(say)tions • 12’ • 2011
Violin, Piano and Percussion Keyboard Controller
Lyrics: Miguel Azguime
Commissioned by the California EAR Unit
Premiered 2011/Apr/10 by the California E.A.R. Unit at REDCAT – Roy & Edna Disney / CalArts Theatre - Los Angeles, United States of America
Mes Ententes pour 4 personnages • 18’ • 2012
Saxophone Quartet & Electronics
Commissioned by the Quasar
Premiered 2012/Mar/30 by the Quasar Saxophone Quartet at Studio Hydro-Québec -Montréal, Canada
A Laugh to Cry • 75’ • 2013
Opera
Lyrics: Miguel Azguime
2 Soprano, Bass, 2 Speaker, Flute, Clarinet, Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, video, live-video, live electronics
Commissioned by the Warsaw Autumn Festival
Premiered 2013/Sep/27 by Frances M. Lynch, soprano | Nicholas Isherwood, bass baritone | Marina Pacheco, soprano | Ágata Mandillo, narrator | Miguel Azguime, narrator | Petter Sundkvist, conductor| Norrbotten NEO at Warsaw Autumn International Festival of Contemporary Music, Koneser Cultural Centre – Warsaw, Poland. Tour in Sweden with 4 performances.
En Gêne Engin ni Gemme • 11’ • 2015
Flute, Clarinet in Bb, Keyboards, Piano, Violin, Cello
Premiered 2015/Nov/19 by the Sond'Ar-te Electric Ensemble at EASTN #2015 Centre National d’Art Contemporain – Grenoble, France
Tra le terre • 4’ • 2015
flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano
Commissioned by Teatro La Fenice
Premiered 2015/Jul/09 by the Ex Novo Ensemble at Contemporary Marathon, Teatro La Fenice – Venice, Italy
ConCordas • 17’ • 2016
7 Violin, 3 Viola, 2 Cello, Double Bass
Premiered 2016/May/22 by Camerata Alma Mater, Pedro Neves · conductor at Música Viva Festival, O'culto da Ajuda – Lisbon, Portugal
Illuminations • 12’30’’ • 2016
Orchestra
2 Flute, 2 Oboe, 2 Clarinet in Bb (2 Bass Clarinet), 2 Bassoon, 2 Trumpet in C, 2 Horn, ~ First Violins, ~ Second Violins, ~ Viola, ~ Cello, ~ Double Bass, Percussion (Timpani)
Commissioned by the Portuguese Chamber Orchestra (OCP)
Premiered 24/04/2016 by the Portuguese Chamber Orchestra at Belem Cultural Center
Lisbon Portugal
Orbital Shift Variations in Space • 16’ • 2018
4 marimbas, live-electronics
Commissioned by Drumming – Percussion Group
Premiered 2018/Nov/10 by Drumming Pedro Góis, Daniel Araújo, Jorge Pereira, Miquel Bernat at XV Beranola Festival Conservatorio de Música Jesús Guridi, Vitoria-Gasteiz - Spain
D’un Horizon Tendu • 15’ • 2019
violin, clarinet, piano, percussion & amplification
Première 01/06/2019 by Kwartludium Ensemble at Música Viva Festival 2019, O'culto da Ajuda – Lisbon, Portugal