Les baricades mistérieuses

chamber ensemble of 5 players

Year

1994

Duration

00:04:00

Category

Mixed Chamber Ensemble

Other composers

François Couperin

Arrangement

arranged by Thomas Adès

Instrumentation

cl.bcl – vla.vlc.db

Commission

Written for Wilfrid Mellers' 80th birthday

Availability

Score and parts on special sale from the Hire Library

Scores and publication

Upcoming performances

No performances found.

Previous performances

24 April 2026 — City Halls (Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
23 April 2026 — Queen's Hall (Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
22 April 2026 — Holy Trinity Church (St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
17 January 2026 — Hall 1, Kings Place (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
18 October 2025 — Duling Hall (Jackson, MS, USA) — USA — Composer
25 May 2025 — Milwaukee Art Museum (Milwaukee, USA) — USA — Composer
13 February 2025 — St Martin-in-the-Fields (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
30 January 2025 — Konserthus (Örebro, Sweden) — Sweden — Composer
21 April 2024 — First Church in Boston (Boston, MA, USA) — USA — Composer
20 April 2024 — First Church in Boston (Boston, MA, USA) — USA — Composer
30 October 2023 — Amphithéâtre, Opéra Bastille, Opéra Nationale de Paris (Paris, France) — France — Composer
9 September 2023 — St Endellion Church (St Endellion, Cornwall, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
17 March 2023 — Duke's Hall, Royal Academy of Music (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
14 March 2023 — BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
10 November 2017 — BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
11 July 2017 — BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
28 September 2016 — BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
1 August 2016 — BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
29 July 2016 — BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
28 April 2016 — BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
17 February 2016 — BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
22 August 2015 — Syddansk Musikkonservatorium og Skuespillerskole (Odense, Denmark) — Denmark — Composer
22 July 2014 — Kuhmo Church (Kuhmo, Finland) — Finland — Composer
28 April 2014 — Teatro Palácio das Artes (Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil) — Brazil — Composer
27 April 2014 — Cine Teatro Brasil (Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil) — Brazil — Composer
19 August 2013 — Cadogan Hall (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
28 February 2012 — National Concert Hall (Dublin, Ireland) (20:00) — Ireland — Composer, Pianist, Conductor
27 February 2012 — Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer, Conductor
27 February 2012 — BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
25 February 2012 — Theatre Royal (Norwich, United Kingdom) (19:30) — United Kingdom — Composer, Pianist, Conductor
22 February 2012 — Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center (New York City, NY, USA) (19:30) — USA — Composer, Pianist, Conductor
20 February 2012 — West Road Concert Hall (Cambridge, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer, Conductor
11 February 2012 — Opéra de Dijon (Dijon, Bourgogne, France) — France — Composer, Pianist, Conductor
4 February 2012 — Megaron (Athens, Greece) — Greece — Composer
7 May 2011 — Kings Place (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
6 February 2011 — CBSO Centre (Birmingham, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
15 October 2010 — Kings Place (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
12 October 2010 — Australian National Academy of Music (Melbourne, VIC, Australia) — Australia — Composer, Conductor
11 January 2010 — Holzfoyer, Oper Frankfurt (Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany) — Germany — Composer, Conductor
21 November 2008 — No Venue (Birmingham, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
21 May 2008 — Walt Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles, CA, USA) (20:00) — USA — Composer, Conductor
20 August 2007 — Royal Albert Hall (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
21 May 2007 — No Venue (Budapest, Hungary) — Hungary — Composer
6 June 2006 — WDR 3 (Germany) — Germany — Composer
6 August 2005 — Yellow Barn (Putney, VT, USA) — USA — Composer
16 June 2005 — Jubilee Hall (Aldeburgh, Suffolk, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
20 April 2004 — Die kleine Philharmonie (Berlin, Germany) — Germany — Composer
9 April 2004 — Universität Mozarteum Salzburg (Salzburg, Austria) — Austria — Composer
25 February 2004 — BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
6 December 2002 — West Road Concert Hall (Cambridge, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
4 December 2002 — Chelmsford Cathedral (Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
15 March 2002 — Regen Centre (York, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
17 May 2001 — No Venue (Cambridge, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
27 May 2000 — College of Charleston (Charleston, SC, USA) — USA — Composer
11 July 1999 — Hoxton Hall (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
14 May 1998 — St John's Smith Square (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
23 November 1997 — Walker Art Center (Minneapolis, MN, USA) — USA — Composer
19 November 1997 — Jubilee High School (Addlestone, Surrey, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
19 September 1997 — Riverhouse Barn (Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
6 July 1997 — No Venue (Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
10 May 1996 — No Venue (Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
14 March 1996 — Magna Carta Arts Centre (Staines, Surrey, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
18 August 1994 — No Venue (Dartington, Devon, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer

Recordings

Insomnia — 2015 — Warner Classics (0825646082230)
America: A Prophecy — 2004 — EMI Classics (D152069)