Philippe Hersant (born 21 June 1948 in Rome) is a French composer. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris.
Selected works
Hersant's works are largely published by Éditions Durand. Stage Le Château des Carpathes, Opera in a prologue and 2 scenes (1989–1991); libretto by Jorge Silva Melo after the novel by Jules Verne Wuthering Heights, Ballet in 2 acts (2000–2001); based on the novel by Emily Brontë Le Moine noir, Opera in 8 scenes (2003–2005); libretto by Yves Hersant after the short story The Black Monk by Anton Chekhov Les Éclairs, Opera ("drame joyeux") in 4 acts (2021); libretto by Jean Echenoz after his novel Des éclairs
Orchestral
Aztlan (1983) Stances (1978, revised 1992) Le Cantique des 3 enfants dans la fournaise (1995), poem by Antoine Godeau, in front of La Messe à 4 Choeurs H.4 by Marc-Antoine Charpentier with same chorus and orchestra. (recorded in 2019) 5 Pièces (1997) Patmos for string orchestra (2007)
Concertante
Concerto No. 1 for cello and orchestra (1989) Concerto No. 2 for cello and orchestra (1996–1997) Streams for piano and orchestra (2000) Concerto for violin and orchestra (2003) Musical humors, Concerto for viola and string orchestra (2003) Le Tombeau de Virgile for harp and orchestra (2006) Concerto for clarinet and orchestra (2011)
Chamber music
String Quartet No. 1 (1985) Pavane for viola solo (1987) String Quartet No. 2 (1988) Élégie for string quartet (1990) Duo Séphardim for viola and bassoon (1993) 11 Caprices for 2 violins (or violas) (1994) 8 Duos for viola and bassoon (1995) Niggun for solo bassoon (1995) In nomine for 7 cellos (2001) 3 Nocturnes for flute, viola and harp (2001) Sonata for cello solo (2003) Choral for cello and harp (2004) Tenebrae for viola and piano (2005) 6 Bagatelles for clarinet, viola and piano (2007)