June 12, 1913 Casablanca - November 13, 1992 Paris

"The great lessons of music were not given to me by musicians. I received them concretely from the sea, from the wind, from the rain on the trees and the light, or from the contemplation of certain landscapes that I seek because they seem to belong more to the creation of the world than to our civilized regions."

Maurice Ohana
(quoted from www.mauriceohana.com)

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Among the most important works by Maurice Ohana are his 24 Préludes (1973) and 12 Études d’interprétation (1981-1982). He also composed a piano concerto and various works for piano duo, and there are also a number of compositions for harpsichord.

24 Préludes (1972-1973)
Préludes No. 1, 7, 8, 9 & 10 from the "Vingt-quatre Préludes pour piano".
Live recording, February 2006; Prodromos Symeonidis - piano
youtube_Ohana_préludes

 
Concerto for solo piano & orchestra (1981)
Jean-Claude Pennetier - piano; Orchestre Philharmonique de Luxembourg, Arturo Tamayo - conductor
youtube_Ohana_pianoconcerto

Études d’interprétation (1981-1982)
No.11 & 12 (for piano and percussion instruments): 11. Sons Confondus & 12. Imitations
Jay Gottlieb - piano; Gordon Gottlieb - percussion
youtube_Ohana_etudes

Sacral d’Ilx (1975)
Trio for horn, oboe and harpsichord
Jens McManama horn; Jacques Vandeville - oboe; Elisabeth Chojnacka - harpsichord
youtube_Ohana_Sacral_d_ilx

Chiffres de clavecin (1967-1968) for solo harpsichord and chamber orchestra
Florian Hoelscher - harpsichord, Jean-Philippe Wurtz - conductor; Ensemble Linea (www.ensemble-linea.com)
Live recording Zurich, Tonhalle, November 11, 2011; Tage fuer Neue Musik
youtube_Ohana_chriffres_de_clavecin

More information about Maurice Ohana: Association des Amis de Maurice Ohana - www.mauriceohana.com

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