Allain Gaussin
Allain Gaussin (born 6 November 1943) is a noted French composer.
Gaussin was born in Saint-Sever-Calvados, Normandy. He is a laureate of the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris, where he studied with Olivier Messiaen. He studied conducting with Louis Fourestier and piano with Hélène Boschi.
Gaussin teaches composition at the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau and orchestration at the music faculty of the Osaka University.
Selected works
- Camaïeux (1983) for electric ensemble
- Chakra (1984) for string quartet
- Années-Lumière (1992) for large orchestra
- Irisation-Rituel (Grand Prix du disque 1995 of the Académie Charles Cros)
- Mosaïque céleste (1997), "chamber concerto" for eleven instruments.
Discography
- Eclipse, Ogive (for flute and harpsichord), Eau-Forte (collection MFA, disques Arpège-Calliope, 1983)
- Chakra par le Quatuor Arditti (collection MFA, disques Montaigne / Auvidis 1991).
- Irisation-Rituel, Camaïeux, Arcane, Salabert / Harmonia Mundi, 1995. Awarded Grand prix du disque (1995) by the Charles Cros Academy.
- Ogive (flute and piano) Ensemble Triton II (disques REM 1996).
References
External links
- Personal website
- Composers 21 profile
- Detailed biography on Ircam site (in French)
- Excerpts from sound archives of Gaussin's works
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