Koechlin, Charles : Les heures persanes Op.65
Work Overview
Composition Year：1916
Publication Year：1986
First Publisher：Eschig
Instrumentation：Piano Solo
Genre：pieces
Total Playing Time：56 min 40 sec
Copyright：Public Domain
Commentary (1)
Author : PTNA Piano Encyclopedia Editorial Department
Last Updated: January 1, 2010
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Author : PTNA Piano Encyclopedia Editorial Department
It bears the subtitle: "Suite for Piano based on Pierre Loti's Vers Ispahan."
Pieces
It consists of 16 pieces, each bearing the following title:
- Siesta before Departure (Sieste, avant le départ)
- The Caravan (Dream during the Siesta) (La caravane (rêve, pendant la sieste))
- The Obscure Climb (L'escalade obscure)
- Fresh Morning in the High Valley (Matin frais, dans la haute vallée)
- In Sight of the City (En vue de la ville)
- Through the Streets (À travers les rues)
- Evening Song (Chant du soir)
- Moonlight on the Terraces (Clair de lune sur les terrasses)
- Aubade (Aubade)
- Roses in the Midday Sun (Roses au soleil de midi)
- In the Shade, Near the Marble Fountain (À l'ombre, près de la fontaine de marbre)
- Arabesques (Arabesques)
- The Hills at Sunset (Les collines, au coucher de soleil)
- The Storyteller (Le conteur)
- Evening Peace in the Cemetery (La paix du soir, au cimetière)
- Dervishes in the Night (Derviches dans la nuit)
Premieres
The premiere of only the 15th piece took place on January 24, 1921, performed by Koechlin himself, at a concert of the Société Musicale Indépendante (SMI) (Salle des Agriculteurs).
The complete premiere was given by Herbert Henck on November 30, 1986, at the Glockenhaus in Lüneburg. (An audio recording by Henck is available.)
Movements (16)
Sieste, avant le départ Op.65-1
Total Performance Time: 3 min 40 sec
La caravane (rêve, pendant la sieste) Op.65-2
Total Performance Time: 5 min 50 sec
Matin frais, dans la haute vallée Op.65-4
Total Performance Time: 2 min 50 sec
Clair de lune sur les terrasses Op.65-8
Total Performance Time: 3 min 10 sec
Roses au soleil de midi Op.65-10
Total Performance Time: 2 min 20 sec
À l'ombre, près de la fontaine de marbre Op.65-11
Total Performance Time: 2 min 20 sec
Les collines, au coucher de soleil Op.65-13
Total Performance Time: 2 min 40 sec
La paix du soir, au cimetière Op.65-15
Total Performance Time: 6 min 20 sec
Derviches dans la nuit Op.65-16
Total Performance Time: 5 min 50 sec