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List of compositions by Fabio Vacchi

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This is a list of compositions by Fabio Vacchi.

By genre

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Works for the stage

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  • Girotondo (1982), opera in 2 acts, loosely adapted from Arthur Schnitzler’s Reigen by Roberto Roversi, commissioned by the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
  • Il Viaggio (1990), opera in 2 acts, libretto by Tonino Guerra, commissioned by the Teatro Comunale di Bologna
  • La station thermale (1993), dramma giocoso in 3 acts, libretto by Myriam Tanant after Carlo Goldoni’s I bagni d’Abano, commissioned by the Opéra National de Lyon
  • Scena per Doktor Faustus (1995), choreographed poem by Heinrich Heine for 2 magnetic tapes, libretto by Lorenzo Salveti, commissioned by the Bologna Teatro Comunale.
  • Dioniso germogliatore (1996), ballet in 5 tableaux, text by Giuliano Scabia, commissioned by the Ravenna Festival
  • Les oiseaux de passage (1998), opera in 5 sequences, libretto by Myriam Tanant, commissioned by the Opéra National de Lyon and the Bologna Teatro Comunale.
  • La burla universale. Cantata abbastanza profana (2001), in one act, for female voice, 2 baritone voices, and orchestra, libretto by Franco Marcoaldi, commissioned by Rai Radio Tre for centennial of Verdi’s death
  • Il letto della Storia (2003), opera in 3 acts, libretto by Franco Marcoaldi, commissioned by the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
  • Macbeth (2007), incidental music for the marionette production of the Compagnia Marionettistica Carlo Colla e Figli
  • La madre del mostro (2007), libretto by Michele Serra, commissioned by the Accademia Musicale Chigiana
  • Teneke (2007), opera in 3 acts, libretto by Franco Marcoaldi on a subject of Yashar Kemal, commissioned by the Teatro alla Scala of Milan.

Choral and vocal works

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  • Ballade (1978) for soprano and chamber orchestra, text of William Butler Yeats
  • Continuo (1979) for soprano and instruments, text of Dino Campana
  • Scherzo (1979) for soprano and chamber orchestra, text of Tonino Guerra
  • Arietta Pensiero non darti (1980) for flute and soprano, or also, from the opera Girotondo for flute solo
  • Grande Aria A guardar (1981) for soprano and instruments, from the opera Girotondo
  • Trois vision de Geneviève (1981) for 11 string soloists and a child’s voice
  • Dona nobis pacem (1994) for double chorus, on 3 subjects of Claudio Monteverdi from the Missa in illo tempore
  • Mignon (über die Sehnsucht) (1995) for voice and piano, text of Johann Wolfgang Goethe
  • Briefe Büchners (1996), six lieder for baritone, bass clarinet, and piano on fragments of the letters of Georg Büchner, commissioned by Claudio Abbado and the Berliner Festwochen
  • Dioniso germogliatore II – un recitar sinfonico (1997) for narrator and orchestra, text of Giuliano Scabia
  • Sacer sanctus (1997), cantata for mixed chorus and ensemble, text of Giuseppe Pontiggia
  • Io vorrei, superato ogni tremore (1998) for soprano and ensemble, text of Alda Merini, commissioned by the festival Milano Musica
  • Die neugeborne Ros’entzückt (1998) for soprano and orchestra
  • Tre veglie (1999) for mezzo-soprano, cello, and orchestra, text of Franco Marcoaldi, commissioned by the Salzburg Festival
  • La prima figura da sinistra (2000) for voice and bass clarinet
  • Terra comune (2002) for chorus and orchestra, text of Franco Marcoaldi, commissioned by the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
  • Canti di Benjaminovo (2003) for voice and string quintet, text of Franco Marcoaldi, commissioned by the Boston Musica Viva Ensemble
  • Memoria italiana (2003) for 4 voices, text of Franco Marcoaldi, commissioned by the Festival delle Nazioni of Città di Castello
  • Cjante (2004) for soprano and orchestra on a fragment of the Song of Songs translated in the Friuli dialect, commissioned by the Mittelfest of Cividale del Friuli
  • Irini, Esselam, Shalom (2004) for voice, violin concertante, and orchestra, text edited by Moni Ovadia, commissioned by the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano “G. Verdi”
  • Noc’ (2004) for soprano and piano, text of Aleksandr Pushkin
  • Voce d’altra voce (2005) for two narrators, chorus and orchestra, on a fragment of the Song of songs translated in Arabic, Hebrew, and the Friuli dialect, commissioned by the Mittelfest of Cividale del Friuli
  • Mi chiamo Roberta (2006) for violin, cello, percussion, piano and two narrators, text of Aldo Nove, commissioned by the Mittelfest of Cividale del Friuli
  • La giusta armonia (2006) for narrator and orchestra, text of Franz Heinrich Ziegenhagen, commissioned by the Salzburg Festival

Symphonic works

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  • Sinfonia in quattro tempi (1976)
  • Poemetto (Nell’ali dei vivi pensieri) (1984)
  • Danae (1989)
  • Scramlézz d’estèd (1991)
  • Dai calanchi di Sabbiuno (1997) for large orchestra, transcribed for the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra
  • En Vinternatt (2001), commissioned by Ferrara Musica
  • Diario dello sdegno (2002), commissioned by Teatro alla Scala
  • Canti d’ombre (2004), commissioned by Orchestra Nazionale della RAI
  • Dionysos suite (2004)
  • Movimento di quartetto (2006) for orchestra, commissioned by the Accademia Musicale di San Giorgio
  • Mare che fiumi accoglie (2007), commissioned by the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

Works for soloist and orchestra

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Chamber music

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  • Les soupirs de Geneviève (1975) for 11 string instruments
  • Fantasia (1977) for 3 string instruments and harpsichord
  • Il cerchio e gli inganni (1982) for chamber orchestra
  • Convegno (1984) for flute and piano
  • L’usgnol in vatta a un fil (1985) for ensemble
  • Trio (1987) for flute, bass clarinet, (untuned) violin, cello and harp, from Luoghi immaginari
  • Quartetto for Bruno Maderna (1989) for A clarinet, vibraphone, viola and piano, from Luoghi immaginari
  • Quintetto (1987) for flute, bass clarinet, violin, cello and harp, from Luoghi immaginari
  • Sestetto (1990)
  • Ottetto for Luigi Nono (1991) from Luoghi immaginari
  • Quartetto per archi n° 1 (1992)
  • Settimino (1992) from Luoghi immaginari
  • Klaviertrio (1993) for violin, cello, and piano
  • 6 variazioni (1994) for ensemble
  • Dai calanchi di Sabbiuno (1995) for 5 performers, commissioned by the Teatro alla Scala
  • 2 Pezzi op. 45 (1995) for oboe, double bass, and piano
  • Wanderer-Oktett (1997), commissioned by the European Soloist Chamber Ensemble
  • Capriccio sopra La station thermale (1997) for 2 pianos
  • Dai calanchi di Sabbiuno (1998) for chamber orchestra
  • Movimento di quartetto (1999) for strings
  • Intrada (1999) for B-flat trumpet and piano
  • Wanderer-Sextett (2000) for 2 violins, 2 violas, and 2 cellos, commissioned by the Soloists of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra
  • Orna buio ciel (2000) for violin, cello, and piano
  • Suono di canna (2000) for 6 instruments
  • Passacaglia (2000) for bass clarinet and bass tuba
  • Apocrifo (2000) for 5 instruments
  • Quartetto per archi n° 3 (2001), commissioned by the Tokyo String Quartet
  • Quartetto per archi n° 4 (2004), commissioned by RAI Radio for the 80th anniversary of Italian radio

Works for a solo instrument

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  • ...di altri echi (1982) for violin
  • Languido nascente(1983) for piano
  • Plynn (1986) for guitar
  • In alba mia, dir... (1995) for cello
  • Interludio e Recitativo da Languido nascente (1995) for piano
  • Presto, da boschi e prati (1999) for violin
  • Tempo d’arco (2000) for double bass
  • Respiri (2004) for violin
  • Echi d’ombre (2005) for piano, commissioned by Per Piano Solo Meeting
  • Soundtrack of The Profession of Arms (2001), a film directed by Ermanno Olmi
  • In pace, in canto, music accompanying the credits of Cantando dietro i paraventi (2003), a film directed by Ermanno Olmi
  • Soundtrack of Gabrielle (2005), a film directed by Patrice Chéreau
  • Soundtrack of Centochiodi (2007), a film directed by Ermanno Olmi

Transcriptions and re-elaborations

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