CREATIONS








CREATIONS


NATRA SERGIU is a composer with a clear European orientation, who has a clear personal stamp and a particular writing style with melodic flow, polymodal language and ideas, gradual development and shaping of motive material. He makes use of an exceedingly rich palette of sound-colors, unusual instrumental combinations, central and non central registers of instruments (and voices), playing techniques which are natural and comfortable and succeed in producing optimal sound, texts in a new language, with its fresh rhythms and sonorities. His works are performed and broadcast all over the world, among others, in Israel, the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Germany, Netherland, Austria, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Swissland, Czech, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Romania, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Japan, Taiwan, Australia.



Part of the composers scores, that were published, among other, by NATRA PUBLICATIONS - publications@natra.xyz, IMI (Israel), Harposphere (France) and by others, including the respective recordings, books and articles, are to be found also in libraries, such as, Beit Ariela Public Library and Cultural Center (Israel), The National Library of Israel, The library of Congress (USA), The Harold B. Lee Library (USA), The German National Library, The European Library and in many university libraries around the world.







The following list of the composer works which does not includes all the works composed by him, is the most comprehensive and updated list that was published.



  • Future In The Past short symphony in ancient Style (1943) for symphony string orchestra; 18'; first performance in 1943; received Enescu Prize (1945)


  • March and Chorale (1943) for symphony orchestra, 11'; first performance in 1944, received Enescu Prize (1945) "A young composer's revolt against Nazi oppression during World War II"


  • The Flood stage music (1944) for the theater work by Mihail Sebastian; first performance in 1944


  • Laughter and Tears (1944) stage music for the Song of Love of Three Oranges by Carlo Gozzi (in collaboration with Edgar Cosma); first performance in 1944


  • Way To The Concentration Camp (1944) dance music for the recital of Judith Taussinger dancer; first performance in 1944


  • String quartet nr. 1 (1944)


  • Spacetime symphony for symphony string orchestra (1944/2017), 3 movements, 40'


  • Spacetime for string quartet (1945/2017), 3 movements, 20'


  • Future In The Past short symphony in ancient Style (1945) for symphony string orchestra with piano, 14'; first performance in 1945; received Enescu Prize


  • Three Street Cortèges for piano, music for stage (1945) 6'; first performance in 1945


  • Four Poems (1945) stage music for reciters, violin and piano, lyrics of Margareta Dorian and Liana Maxi; first performance in 1945


  • Fractals for piano (1945), 3 movements, 15'


  • Forevermore sonata for piano (1947/2018), 4 movements, 24'


  • Always Symphony for symphony orchestra (1947/2020), 4 movements, 25'


  • Suite for symphony string orchestra, piano and vibraphone (1947)


  • The Girl Soldier (1947) poem music for reciter and piano, lyrics by Ilya Ehrenburg; first performance in 1947


  • Music for Children (1947), piano, 5'20, 7 pieces on Romanian folk tunes; first performance in 1947


  • Song for Republic (1948), mixed choir voices and piano for lyrics by Nina Cassian; first performance in 1948


  • Spring Song (1948), for children choir with 2 equal voices, lyrics by Letitia Papu; first performance in 1948


  • Suite for symphony orchestra (1949), 14'; first performance in 1950, received National Prize, dedicated to Leon Klepper;


  • Earth and Water symphony for symphony orchestra (1949/2017), 4 movements, 30'


  • Two pieces for film journals (1950) for orchestra; music for film


  • Symphony for orchestra (1951), 35'; first performance in 1951


  • Songs collection (1952)


  • Existence Symphony for symphony orchestra and baritone (1956), 4 movements, 35'; first performance in 1958


  • Existence for baritone & piano (1956), 30', texts: Stefan O. Iosif, Mihai Eminescu, Tudor Arghezi, Emil Isac


  • Horizons Symphony for symphony string orchestra (1959), 3 movements, 27'; first performance in 1962


  • Music for Violin and Harp (1960), 12'; first performance in 1965, Tel-Aviv


  • Interlude for Harp (1962), 8'


  • Festive Overture - Toccata and Fuga (1963) for symphony orchestra, 12'; first performance in 1963


  • Sonatina for Harp (1963), 7', solo harp; first performance in 1963, Israel, received prize for the mandatory piece in International Harp Contest


  • Music for Harpsichord and Six Instruments (1964) harpsichord, flute, clarinet, 2 violas, cello, & double bass, 19’; first performance in 1964, Jerusalem; many performances as a ballet music titled The Wait


  • Symphony for symphony string orchestra (1964), 19'; first performance  in 1972


  • Music for Oboe and Strings (1965) oboe & string orchestra, 3 movements, 16'; first performance in 1965, dedicated to composer's wife, Sonia


  • Variations for piano and symphony orchestra (1966), 22', first performance: 1967


  • Tongues of Fire (1967) Le'shonot ha'esh ballet music in 4 acts for symphony orchestra, 35’; first performance in 1967; Bath Sheva Dance Company (Pearl Lang, USA)


  • Song of Deborah (1967) Shirat Devorah, voice & orchestra; text: Bible: Judges: 5, 17', first performance in 1967 in USA; received Engel Prize


  • Tongues of Fire Symphony (1968) Le'shonot ha'esh, 4 movements, 50'; first performance in 1968


  • Prelude and Nehemiah Builds the Second House (1968) choir (SATB), baritone & symphony orchestra, texts: Bible: Apocrypha; Book of Nehemiah, in Hebrew,  3 movements, 18'; first performance in 1968, (1’st Testimonium)


  • Memorial for Harp (1968), 8'


  • Sonatina for Trombone in 5 movements (1969), 11’, solo trombone; first performance: 1969


  • Sonatina for Trumpet in 4 movements (1969), 7’, solo trumpet; first performance in 1969


  • Prayer (1970) solo harp, 6'; first performance in 1970


  • Trio in One Movement nr. 1 (1971) piano trio, 12'; first performance in 1972, Tel-Aviv


  • Dedication for voice and symphony orchestra (1972) various passages from Bible Psalms; Isaiah, in Hebrew, first performance in 1972


  • Book Of Songs for harp (1973/2018) 10 pieces for harp, 25'; first performance in 1977, Tel-Aviv; based on traditional songs from various communities, mandatory work in Israeli Harp Contest 2014


  • Divertimento for Harp and Strings (1974) string quartet & double bass ad lib., 10'; first performance in 1977 (USA)


  • Sonata Brevis for trombone bass (1974)


  • Sacred Service (1975), choir (SATB), baritone, soprano, violin, cello, harp, & organ, 60’; first performance in 1982 (USA)


  • Sacred Service (1975) 3 choruses organ, choir (SATB), baritone, soprano, violin, cello, harp, & organ, 7’


  • Sacred Service (1975) 2 songs, soprano, piano, 11'


  • Discoveries (1976) "Entdeckungen" Children’s play for 10 pedal harps, 5 Irish harps, & percussion (3), text: Phia Berghout (Netherland); Sonia & Sergiu Natra, in German, 7'; first performance in 1977 (Nederlands); conceived as a project for ISCM Days, Bonn, Germany


  • Secrets Symphony (1977) for symphony orchestra, 4 movements, 30'; 


  • Pages from a Composer's Diary (1978) for orchestra, 4 movements, 15'; first performance in 1978;


  • Variations (1978) for harpsichord, 13'; first performance in 1978


  • Song of Deborah and Barak (1978), voice & symphony orchestra, text: Bible: Judges: 5, 15'; first performance in 1979 


  • Sacred Service (1978) for symphony orchestra voice solo and choir 30’; first performance in 1983


  • Introduction and three interludes (1978) for symphony orchestra, part of the Sacred Service work


  • Museum on the Hill (1979) film music for clarinet, French horn, viola, cello, piano, harp, percussion, & accordion, 27'; recorded, 1979, Jerusalem Film Center, about the Israel Museum in Jerusalem


  • Invincible Symphony (1981), 4 movements, 25' 


  • Hours (1981) 7 songs for alto, clarinet, violin, & piano text: Sonia Natra, 12'; first performance: 1981


  • Diary of a Choreographer (1982) ballet music for flute, piano, & tape, 30'; first performance: 1982, Bath Sheva Dance Company (Robert Cohan UK)


  • Music For Harp and Three Brass Instruments (1983) harp, trumpet, trombone, & French horn, 8'; first performance in 1983


  • Miracle of the Peoples (1984) cantata for choir (SATB), soprano, baritone, & orchestra text: Bible: Isaiah, in German, 16'; first performance in 1984


  • Divertimento for Harp and String Orchestra (1985), 12'


  • Divertimento for Harp,  Flute and String Orchestra (1985), 12'


  • Music for Violin and Piano (1986)


  • Fantasia for Violoncello and Piano (1987)


  • Sonatina for Piano (1987)


  • Developments (1988) viola & orchestra, 12'; first performance in 1989


  • Developments (1988) for viola and piano, 12'


  • To Be Free (Nicanor) (1988) harp, flute, clarinet & string quartet, 13'; first performance in 1990 ( USA); commissioned by the harpist Nicanor Zabaletta


  • Ancient Walls (1990) harp & trombone, 10'; first performance in 1990 (France)


  • String Quartet No. 2 (1991), 6 movements, 12'


  • Concerto a quattro (1993) clarinet, trombone, cello, organ, & string orchestra, 18'


  • Sonate Dans Un Mouvement Pour Quatre Harpes, four harps, (1993)


  • Wings for choir (SATB), text: Sonia Natra in Hebrew (1994) 5', dedicated to granddaughter, Gillie


  • Wings for soprano & piano, text: Sonia Natra in Hebrew (1994) 5', dedicated to granddaughter, Gillie


  • Ballade Millenaire solo harp (1998), 7'; first performance in 1998


  • Harmonic Tone Image for two pianos (1998), 10'; first performance in 2000


  • Reflections on Mordechai Zeira’s Song Two Roses (1998) string quartet, 4'


  • Sonata in One Movement (1999) harp & string quartet, 15'; first performance 1999 (Prague)


  • Three Poems (2000) Exod, Ricercare, Destin, for voice, text: Sonia Natra


  • Trio in One Movement nr. 2 (2001) piano trio, 8'; dedicated to Hava Armon


  • Two Poems (2001) Migration, Ricercare, voice & harp, 6', text: Sonia Natra; first performance in France


  • Commentaires Sentimentaux (2002) flute, viola, & harp; first performance in 2002 (France)


  • Trio in One Movement nr. 3 (2006) 2 French horns & harp, 10'; first performance in 2006 (Bern)


  • Variations (2007) harpsichord, 13'


  • Pages from a Composer's Diary (2008) for symphony orchestra, 16'; first performance in 2009


  • Ancient Walls (2008) for French horn and harp, 10'


  • The Bundle Of Sticks Symphony (2010), 28'; first performance in 2010 (section)


  • Cantosonata for Harp solo (2011), solo harp, 7'; first performance in 2012 (Taipei, Taiwan), dedicated to Isabelle Perrin and Natra Gabi


  • Sonata for Clarinet (B) and Piano (2011), dedicated to Hava and Ernest Armon


  • Konzertstuck for two Pianos and symphony orchestra (2012), 15'; first performance in 2015


  • Future In The Past for piano in four hands (2012), 12'; first performance in 2016 (USA)


  • Esquisses for flute and piano (2013), 11'; first performance in 2016


  • A Dialogue with Gabi sonata for piano (2015), 5 movements, 23'


  • Concert Piece for Two Pianos and Symphony Orchestra (2015), 15'


  • Music for piano, flute, clarinet, 2 violas, cello and double bass (hs) (2015), 20'


  • Music for piano, flute, clarinet and string orchestra (hs) (2015), 20'


  • Symphony in Red, Blue, Yellow and Green for symphony orchestra (2016), 4 movements, 42'; first performance in 2016, dedicated to the composer's grandparents Elise (Loew) and Philip Lustgarten, Hana and Samuel Nadler, parents Nora (Lustgarten) and Beniamin Nadler and son Gabi Natra   


  • Espaces Sonores for Harp, Flute and String Orchestra (2016), 18'


  • Future in the Past for string quintet- two violins, viola, violoncello and double bass (2017), 14' 


  • Spacetime for string quintet (1945/2017), 3 movements, 20'


  • Dimension Continuum  for two pianos (2017), 3 movements, 19'


  • Ode To The Harp (2017), 16',  first performance in 2018


  • Séparément Ensemble pour deux harpes (2018), 16'


  • Occurrences Symphony for symphony orchestra (2017), 3 movements, 25'


  • Music for two harps and orchestra (ms) (2018), 15'


  • Music for harp and orchestra (ms) (2018), 14'


  • Modus Vivendi for piano (2018), 17'


  • Inter Senses for two pianos (2018), 15'


  • Figurative Abstract for piano (2018),  3 movements, 13'


  • Three Street Cortèges for concert piano (2018), 3 movements, 11-12'


  • In Motion for Marimba (2018), 16'


  • In Motion for two Marimbas (2018), 16'


  • Abstraction for Marimba (2018), 13'


  • Toujours sonate pour harpe (2018), 4 movements, 25'


  • Memories Symphony for symphony orchestra (2019), 6 movements, 50'


  • Confession for piano (2019), 9'


  • Duo Piano Symphony, 4 movements (2019), 24'


  • Future in the Past for piano quintet- two violins, viola, violoncello and piano (2019), 17' 


  • Future in the Past for multi piano (2019), 17' 


  • Future in the Past for string quartet (2019), 17' 


  • Everything for harp and string quartet (fp) (2019), 16' 


  • Everything for four harps (fp) (2019), 16' 


  • Sounds Spaces for piano and string orchestra (es) (2020), 19'


  • To Be Free for harp/piano, flute, clarinet & string orchestra / string quartet (mn) (2020), 18'


  • Sentimental Comments (2020) flute, viola & piano (cs) (2020), 11'


  • Sounds Spaces for piano quintet (es) (2020), 19'


  • Existence for piano (2020), 30'


  • Existence for piano and clarinet (2020), 30'


  • 2020 Symphony for string symphony orchestra (2021), 30'


  • Future in the Past for multi harp (2021), 17'


  • The Meaning Of Life Symphony for symphony orchestra (2021), 32'


  • Eye Of The Storm for piano (2021), 12'


  • Eclipse for harp (2021), 12'


  • The Rise Of The Phoenix Symphony for symphony orchestra (sase) (2021), 30'



    • Selected recordings of the above works are found at: MUSIC SELECTION






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