Ramon Lazkano (1968- )
Ramon
Lazkano studied piano with Juan Padrosa and composition with
Francisco Escudero at the San Sebastian Conservatory of Music. He later
studied composition and orchestration with Alain
Bancquart and Gérard Grisey at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de
Musique of Paris, where he was awarded a First Prize of
Composition in 1990.
He pursued his studies of composition and analysis in Montreal with
Gilles Tremblay. Once back in Paris, he studied orchestra conducting
with Jean-Sébastien Béreau and Arturo Tamayo. His piano concerto Hitzaurre Bi earned
him, at the age of 26, the Prince Pierre de Monaco Foundation Prize and
shortly afterwards, in 1997, a jury chaired by Luciano Berio gave him
the Leonard Bernstein Jerusalem Composition Prize for his Auhen
Kantuak. In 2007 Ramon Lazkano was awarded the Georges Bizet Prize by
the French Academy of Fine Arts; he was also a prizewinner of the
Institute of Music and Drama Arts, the Colegio de España, and the
Gaudeamus Foundation. While resident with the Joven Orquesta Nacional
de España, he had the opportunity of composing several pieces which
were performed, among others, at the Auditorio Nacional de Madrid and
Berlin Konzerthaus. In 1999 he was resident composer at the Musica
Festival and the Strasburg Conservatoire at the same time as Luis de
Pablo. His residence in Rome (first at the Royal Academy of Spain, then
at the Academy of France Villa Medici) allowed him to carry out a
reflection on composition and its meaning, focusing mainly on
intertextuality, silence and the experience of sound, all of which
giving birth to pieces as emblematic as Ilunkor (2001), Lur-Itzalak (2003) and Ortzi Isilak (2006). Among the festivals
and musicians programming and playing his music: Présences at Radio-France, Warsaw Autumn Festival, Ultraschall in
Berlin, International Society of Contemporary Music (Copenhagen), Ars
Musica, Philharmonic Green Umbrella New Music Series (Los
Angeles), and the ensembles Ictus, Recherche, 2e2m, Plural, Wiener
Collage. Since 2001, Ramon Lazkano has worked on Igeltsoen
Laborategia (The Laboratory of Chalks), a collection of chamber
music pieces divided into various cycles, which echoe sculptor Jorge
Oteiza's "experimental laboratory" and more particularly the
concept of chalk as a matter of inscription, erosion and memory linked
to childhood. A documentary funded by the public television network
EITB was produced on this project in 2008. Lazkano is currently professor
of orchestration at the Higher Academy of Music of the Basque Country
"Musikene".COMPOSITIONS Lazkano Links ~ ~ ~ Works by Genre ~ ~ ~ Lazkano on Lazkano
Ekhiez, piano (left hand) (1988)
Leherketa batetako hotsak, baritone, narrator and ensemble (1988) [text: Patxi Ezkiaga]
Argilunak, baritone saxophone and 2 cellos (1989)
Chant II, viola and tape (or viola solo and 4 violas) (1989)
Oskorriz, orchestra (1990)
Chant III, bass clarinet, 3 trombones and 3 cellos (1990)
Madrigal, 5 voices (1991) [texts: Catule, Cernuda & Gil de Biedma]
Quinteto, wind quintet (1991)
Bihurketak, violin, cello and piano (1991)
Su-Itzalak, 8 cellos (1991) [part of "Itzalen Zikloa/Cycle of Shadows"]
Hiru seaska kanta eta etsipen abesti bat, voice and string quartet (1991)
Eskaintza, ensemble (vln, fl, ob, cl, cornet, tpt, trb, perc) (1992)
Hitzaurre Bi, piano and orchestra (1993)
Les Djinns, children choir and wind orchestra (1993) [text: Victor Hugo]
Izotz, string quartet (1993)
2. Bakarrizketa, guitar (1993)
Hitzaro, alto flute and guitar (1994)
Auhen Kantuak, chorus and orchestra (1993-95, 1997) [text: based upon Jeremiah's "Lamentations"]
Hizpide, alto flute, viola and guitar (1995)
Sorginkeriak, fl, cl, vln, vc, pf(?) and vibraphone (1995)
3. Bakarrizketa, flute (1996)
Sonatine, quarter-tone tuned guitar (1996)
Otoitz, clarinet (1996)
Ilargi Uneak, piano (1996)
Hodeiertz, alto saxophone and percussion (1997)
Eriden, chamber orchestra (1997-98)
Ilgora, string orchestra (1998)
Ur Loak, bass flute, contrabass clarinet, two string quintets and 2 percussionists (1998)
Seaska Kanta (Berceuse), flute and string quintet (or string orchestra) (1998)
Seaska Kanta (Berceuse), piano (1998)
Zur-Haitz, orchestra (1999)
The Epilogue, male chorus and ensemble (1999) [text: Shakespeare/"The Tempest"]
Hizkirimiri, bass clarinet, guitar, marimba and doublebass (1999)
Suziri, piano (1999)
Canciones de Ausencia, voice, guitar and cello (1999) [text: Miguel Hernández]
Aurresku, saxophone quartet, piano and 2 percussionists (2000)
Aztarnak, accordion (2000)
Sorgindantza, organ (2000)
Zortziko, piano (2000) [for young performers; Commissioned by the ABRSM]
4. Bakarrizketa, piano (2000)
Ilunkor, orchestra (2000-01)
Hatsik-1, Eb clarinet, trombone, cello and piano (2001) [part of "Igeltsoen Laborategia/Laboratory of Chalks']
Cinco poemas de Luis Cernuda (5 songs), voice and cello octet (2000-02)
Nahasmahasi, flute, alto saxophone, guitar, piano and percussion (2002)
Hatsik-2, alto saxophone, double bass, accordion and percussion (2002) [part of "Igeltsoen Laborategia/Laboratory of Chalks']
Haize-Itzalak, string sextet (2002) [part of "Itzalen Zikloa/Cycle of Shadows"]
Ezkil, guitar (with quarter-tone scordatura) (2002)
Gentle Sway, piano (2002) [for young performers; Commissioned by the ABRSM]
Hilarriak, orchestra (2002-03)
Itaun, accordion and orchestra (2003)
Laiotz (5 pieces), 2 pianos and 2 percussionists (2003) [part of "Igeltsoen Laborategia/Laboratory of Chalks']
Lur-Itzalak, violin and cello (2003) [part of "Itzalen Zikloa/Cycle of Shadows"]
Otoitz baten gisan, baritone and organ (2003) [text: Basque poem by Xabier Lete]
Infantia Mea, 8 voices (2004) [text: Saint Augustin]
Hatsik-3, violin, clarinet, alto saxophone and piano (2004) [part of "Igeltsoen Laborategia/Laboratory of Chalks']
Ortzi Isilak, clarinet and orchestra (2005)
Malkoak euri balira, 12 voices and guitar (2005) [text: Xabier Lete]
Wintersonnenwende, string trio and celesta (2005) [part of "Igeltsoen Laborategia/Laboratory of Chalks']
Presencia (in memoriam Joaquin Homs), piano (2005)
Zintzilik, piano 4-hands (2005)
Ttakun, orchestra (2005-06)
Hauskor, 8 cellos and orchestra (2006)
Egan-1, ensemble (fl, cl, hn, tpt, perc, vln, va, vc) (2006/09) [part of "Igeltsoen Laborategia/Laboratory of Chalks']
Egan-2, ensemble (fl, cl, perc, pf, vln, vc) (2006-07) [part of "Igeltsoen Laborategia/Laboratory of Chalks']
Wintersonnenwende-2, cello and piano (2007) [part of "Igeltsoen Laborategia/Laboratory of Chalks']
Egan-3, ensemble (bass cl, acc, perc, pf, vln, va, vc, cb) (2007) [part of "Igeltsoen Laborategia/Laboratory of Chalks']
Errobi-1, flute and piano (2008) [part of "Igeltsoen Laborategia/Laboratory of Chalks']
Errobi-2, bass flute, bass clarinet and piano (2008) [part of "Igeltsoen Laborategia/Laboratory of Chalks']
Bras dessus bras dessous, piano 6-hands (2008)
Wintersonnenwende-3, violin, cello, piano and percussion (2009) [part of "Igeltsoen Laborategia/Laboratory of Chalks']
Wintersonnenwende-4, violin and piano (2009) [part of "Igeltsoen Laborategia/Laboratory of Chalks']
Mugarri, orchestra (2009-10)
Lied ohne Worte, ensemble (fl, ob, cl, perc, pf, vln, va, vc) (2010)
Egan-4, ensemble (bs fl, bs cl, hn, trom, acc, hp, perc, pf, 2vln, va, vc, cb) (2011) [part of "Igeltsoen Laborategia/Lab. of Chalks']
Lurralde, string quartet (in progress)
WORKS BY GENRE Lazkano Links ~ ~ ~ Lazkano on Lazkano ~ top of page ~
Orchestra
Oskorriz, orchestra (1990)
Eriden, chamber orchestra (1997-98)
Ilgora, string orchestra (1998)
Zur-Haitz, orchestra (1999)
Ilunkor, orchestra (2000-01)
Hilarriak, orchestra (2002-03)
Ttakun, orchestra (2005-06)
Mugarri, orchestra (2009-10)
Soloist(s) w/Orchestra
Hitzaurre Bi, piano and orchestra (1993)
Itaun, accordion and orchestra (2003)
Ortzi Isilak, clarinet and orchestra (2005)
Hauskor, 8 cellos and orchestra (2006)
Chorus w/Orchestra
Les Djinns, children choir and wind orchestra (1993) [text: Victor Hugo]
Auhen Kantuak, chorus and orchestra (1993-95, 1997) [text: based upon Jeremiah's "Lamentations"]
Choral
Madrigal, 5 voices (1991) [texts: Catule, Cernuda & Gil de Biedma]
The Epilogue, male chorus and ensemble (1999) [text: Shakespeare/"The Tempest"]
Infantia Mea, 8 voices (2004) [text: Saint Augustin]
Malkoak euri balira, 12 voices and guitar (2005) [text: Xabier Lete]
Chamber
Argilunak, baritone saxophone and 2 cellos (1989)
Chant II, viola and tape (or viola solo and 4 violas) (1989)
Chant III, bass clarinet, 3 trombones and 3 cellos (1990)
Quinteto, wind quintet (1991)
Bihurketak, violin, cello and piano (1991)
Su-Itzalak, 8 cellos (1991) [part of "Itzalen Zikloa/Cycle of Shadows"]
Eskaintza, ensemble (vln, fl, ob, cl, cornet, tpt, trb, perc) (1992)
Izotz, string quartet (1993)
Hitzaro, alto flute and guitar (1994)
Hizpide, alto flute, viola and guitar (1995)
Sorginkeriak, fl, cl, vln, vc, pf(?) and vibraphone (1995)
Hodeiertz, alto saxophone and percussion (1997)
Ur Loak, bass flute, contrabass clarinet, two string quintets and 2 percussionists (1998)
Seaska Kanta (Berceuse), flute and string quintet (or string orchestra) (1998)
Hizkirimiri, bass clarinet, guitar, marimba and doublebass (1999)
Aurresku, saxophone quartet, piano and 2 percussionists (2000)
Hatsik-1, Eb clarinet, trombone, cello and piano (2001) [part of "Igeltsoen Laborategia/Laboratory of Chalks']
Nahasmahasi, flute, alto saxophone, guitar, piano and percussion (2002)
Hatsik-2, alto saxophone, double bass, accordion and percussion (2002) [part of "Igeltsoen Laborategia/Laboratory of Chalks']
Haize-Itzalak, string sextet (2002) [part of "Itzalen Zikloa/Cycle of Shadows"]
Laiotz (5 pieces), 2 pianos and 2 percussionists (2003) [part of "Igeltsoen Laborategia/Laboratory of Chalks']
Lur-Itzalak, violin and cello (2003) [part of "Itzalen Zikloa/Cycle of Shadows"]
Hatsik-3, violin, clarinet, alto saxophone and piano (2004) [part of "Igeltsoen Laborategia/Laboratory of Chalks']
Wintersonnenwende, string trio and celesta (2005) [part of "Igeltsoen Laborategia/Laboratory of Chalks']
Egan-1, ensemble (fl, cl, hn, tpt, perc, vln, va, vc) (2006/09) [part of "Igeltsoen Laborategia/Laboratory of Chalks']
Egan-2, ensemble (fl, cl, perc, pf, vln, vc) (2006-07) [part of "Igeltsoen Laborategia/Laboratory of Chalks']
Wintersonnenwende-2, cello and piano (2007) [part of "Igeltsoen Laborategia/Laboratory of Chalks']
Egan-3, ensemble (bass cl, acc, perc, pf, vln, va, vc, cb) (2007) [part of "Igeltsoen Laborategia/Laboratory of Chalks']
Errobi-1, flute and piano (2008) [part of "Igeltsoen Laborategia/Laboratory of Chalks']
Errobi-2, bass flute, bass clarinet and piano (2008) [part of "Igeltsoen Laborategia/Laboratory of Chalks']
Wintersonnenwende-3, violin, cello, piano and percussion (2009) [part of "Igeltsoen Laborategia/Laboratory of Chalks']
Wintersonnenwende-4, violin and piano (2009) [part of "Igeltsoen Laborategia/Laboratory of Chalks']
Lied ohne Worte, ensemble (fl, ob, cl, perc, pf, vln, va, vc) (2010)
Egan-4, ensemble (bs fl, bs cl, hn, trom, acc, hp, perc, pf, 2vln, va, vc, cb) (2011) [part of "Igeltsoen Laborategia/Lab. of Chalks']
Lurralde, string quartet (in progress)
Igeltsoen Laborategia (Laboratory of Chalks)
- Errobi-1, flute and piano (2008)
- Errobi-2, bass flute, bass clarinet and piano (2008)
- Egan-1, ensemble (fl, cl, hn, tpt, perc, vln, va, vc) (2006/09)
- Egan-2, ensemble (fl, cl, perc, pf, vln, vc) (2006-07)
- Egan-3, ensemble (bass cl, acc, perc, pf, vln, va, vc, cb) (2007)
- Egan-4, ensemble (bass fl, bass cl, hn, trom, acc, hp, perc, pf, 2vln, va, vc, cb) (2011)
- Wintersonnenwende, string trio and celesta (2005)
- Wintersonnenwende-2, cello and piano (2007)
- Wintersonnenwende-3, violin, cello, piano and percussion (2009)
- Wintersonnenwende-4, violin and piano (2009)
- Hatsik-1, Eb clarinet, trombone, cello and piano (2001)
- Hatsik-2, alto saxophone, double bass, accordion and percussion (2002)
- Hatsik-3, violin, clarinet, alto saxophone and piano (2004)
- Laiotz (5 pieces), 2 pianos and 2 percussionists (2003)
Itzalen Zikloa (Cycle of Shadows)
- Lur-Itzalak, violin and cello (2003)
- Haize-Itzalak, string sextet (2002)
- Su-Itzalak, 8 cellos (1991)
Solo Instrument
2. Bakarrizketa, guitar (1993)
3. Bakarrizketa, flute (1996)
Sonatine, quarter-tone tuned guitar (1996)
Otoitz, clarinet (1996)
Aztarnak, accordion (2000)
Ezkil, guitar (with quarter-tone scordatura) (2002)
Piano
Ekhiez, piano (left hand) (1988)
Ilargi Uneak, piano (1996)
1. -izar
2.-ekhi (l. h.)
3.-urtzi
Seaska Kanta (Berceuse), piano (1998)
Suziri, piano (1999)
Sorgindantza, organ (2000)
Zortziko, piano (2000) [for young performers; Commissioned by the ABRSM]
4. Bakarrizketa, piano (2000)
Gentle Sway, piano (2002) [for young performers; Commissioned by the ABRSM]
Presencia (in memoriam Joaquin Homs), piano (2005)
Zintzilik, piano 4-hands (2005)
Bras dessus bras dessous, piano 6-hands (2008)
Vocal
Leherketa batetako hotsak, baritone, narrator and ensemble (1988) [text: Patxi Ezkiaga]
Hiru seaska kanta eta etsipen abesti bat, voice and string quartet (1991)
Canciones de Ausencia, voice, guitar and cello (1999) [text: Miguel Hernández]
Cinco poemas de Luis Cernuda (5 songs), voice and cello octet (2000-02)
- El Prisionero
- El Viento y el Alma
- Instrumento Músico
- El Sino
- El Intruso
Otoitz baten gisan, baritone and organ (2003) [text: Basque poem by Xabier Lete]
LAZKANO LINKS Works by Genre ~ ~ ~ Lazkano on Lazkano ~ top of page ~
Composer's website . . . contact Raomon Lazkano: here
Lazkano @ Wikipedia
Lazkano @ Wikipedia.es (in Spanish)
Lazkano @ Wikipedia.fr (in French)
Lazkano @ Buber's Basque Page
Lazkano @ bureauexport
Lazkano @ Le Chant du Monde
Lazkano @ Contemporary Composers Index
Lazkano @ Comtemporary Music Portal
Lazkano @ ensemble 2e2m
Lazkano @ Facebook
Lazkano @ Gabriel Aresti/HABE (in Basque)
Lazkano @ Hauspoz
Lazkano @ IRCAM
Lazkano @ Jonde
Lazkano @ LinkedIn also here
Lazkano @ Musical Pointers
Lazkano @ MusicWeb International
Lazkano @ Piano Music for the Left Hand Alone
Lazkano @ Sheer Pluck
Publisher
Lazkano @ Composer's website/publisher listings
Lazkano @ ABRSM
Lazkano @ Le Chant du Monde
Lazkano @ Ed. Tritó
Streaming Audio
Lazkano @ last.fm
Lazkano @ Rhapsody.com
Recordings
Lazkano @ Composer's website
Lazkano @ ArkivMusic
Lazkano @ CD Universe
Video
Lazkano @ YouTube
Lazkano @ Google Video
Lazkano @ Vimeo
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