Alexandre Rabinovitch-Barakovsky

Alexandre Rabinovitch-Barakovsky (; born 30 March 1945) is a Russian-born composer, conductor and classical pianist who lives in Switzerland. He is one of the first composers of minimalism (from 1969); “La Belle Musique N.3” (1977) is the first work for orchestra in the minimalist field. He emigrated to Paris from Moscow in 1974, and now lives in Switzerland. He has collaborated with numerous musical artists, notably with the pianist Martha Argerich, with whom he has recorded works by Rachmaninoff and Brahms. Selected works Alexandre Rabinovitch-Barakovsky defined his musical conceptions as >. Rabinovitch-Barakovsky’s main works are all part of a global work-in-progress called “Anthology of Archaic Rituals – In Search of the Center”. * “Les mots de Andrei Biely” (1969) cantata * “Le point d’appui trouvé” (1970) chamber music * “Happy end”" (1972) electro-acoustic piece * “La Belle Musique n°2” (1974) chamber music * “Perpetuum mobile?” (1975) amplified violin solo, amplified piano, amplified vibraphone" (+ amplified campanelli) * “Le récit de voyage” (1976) violin, cello, marimba, piano" (dedicated to Alexei Lubimov) * “La Belle Musique n°3” (1977) for orchestra * “Requiem pour une