Works

Between 1905 and 1953, Charlotte Sohy composed 35 works: piano pieces, chamber music, mélodies, along with choral and symphonic works, and an opera. A catalogue that reveals both the scope and the richness of her musical voice.

1905 – Berceuse triste, Op. 1

For soprano and piano

Text by Charlotte Sohy

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Marie Perbost (soprano), Célia Oneto Bensaid (piano)

1906 – Adoro te, Op. 2

For SATB choir

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David Kadouch (piano)

1907 – Fantaisie, Op. 3

For piano

On record

1907 – Messe « de Montillet »

Pour chœur SATB, deux violons, violoncelle et orgue

Kyrie
Gloria
Sanctus
Agnus Dei

1908 – Chants de la Lande, Op. 4

For mezzo-soprano and piano

Text by Charlotte Sohy

1. Les Farfadets
2. Mélancolie d’automne
3. Anathème
4. La source
5. Le barde
6. Feuille morte

On record

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Marie-Laure Garnier (soprano), Célia Oneto Bensaid (piano)

1909 – Prélude, Op. 5

For violon and piano

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Marie Vermeulin (piano)

1909 – Sonate, Op. 6

For piano

1. Animé
2. Lent
3. Très vif

On record

1910 – Trois chants nostalgiques, Op. 7

For mezzo-soprano and piano
or mezzo-soprano, string quartet and piano
or mezzo-soprano and orchestra

Texts by Cyprien Halgan

1. Pourquoi jadis t’ai-je trouvé…
2. Le feu s’est éteint…
3. Sous le ciel d’hiver

On record with orchestra and with string quartet and piano

1911 – Poème, Op. 8

For contralto, baritone, choir and orchestra

Text by Charlotte Sohy

1912-1913 – Les quatre rencontres de Bouddha, Op. 9

Musical legend for vocal quartet, flute, clarinet, string quartet, harp, and piano

Text by Louis Rivière

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Bar Avni (conductor), Paris Mozart Orchestra

1914-1917 – Symphonie « Grande Guerre »

in C‑sharp minor, Op. 10

For orchestra

On record in concert and in studio

1919 – Deux pièces, Op. 11

For piano

1. Pour Monique
2. Pour Philippe

1917-1921 – Astrid, ou l’Esclave couronnée, Op. 12

Lyric drama in three acts and a prologue

Text by Charlotte Sohy after Astrid, by Selma Lagerlöf (Invisible Links)

1921 – Petite suite, Op. 13

For violin, cello and piano

1. Prélude
2. Danse lente
3. Rondo

1921 – Six petites pièces, Op. 14

For piano

1. L’enfant sage
2. Il pleut
3. Au soleil
4. Sauterie
5. Au matin
6. Dur labeur

1921 – Thème varié, Op. 15

For violin and piano
or violin and orchestra

On record with orchestra and with piano

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Renaud Capuçon (violin), Alexander Liebreich (conductor), Orquesta de València

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Sofi Jeannin (conductor), Anne Le Bozec (piano), Maîtrise de Radio France

1921 – Les mains lentes, Op. 16

For three‑part women’s choir and piano

Text by Camille Mauclair

1922 – Deux poèmes chantés, Op. 17

For baritone or mezzo-soprano and piano
or baritone or mezzo-soprano and orchestre

Poems by Camille Mauclair

1. Les trois anges
2. Ton âme

On record with orchestra

1922 – Méditations, Op. 18

For soprano and piano
or soprano and orchestra (orchestration by François-Henri Labey)
or soprano and string quartet (arrangement by François-Henri Labey)

Texts by Charlotte Sohy

1. Paix
2. Confiance
3. Joie

On record with orchestra and with piano

1922 – Danse mystique, Op. 19

For orchestra

On record

1923 – Deux chœurs, Op. 20

1. Lumière et joie
For four women’s voices

Text by Victor Hugo

2. Ronde d’enfants
For two soloists, two women’s voices, and piano

Text by Eugène Le Mouël

1925 – Triptyque champêtre, Op. 21

For flute, violin, viola, cello and harp

1. Enchantement matinal
2. Au fil de l’eau
3. Danse au crépuscule

On record

1930 – Messe « de Pacy », Op. 22

For SAB choir and organ

1. Kyrie
2. Gloria
3. Sanctus
4. Agnus Dei

1931 – Octobre, Op. 23 n°1

For cello and piano

On record

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Héloïse Luzzati (cello), Célia Oneto Bensaid (piano)

1931 – Sérénade ironique, Op. 23 n°2

For eight cellos

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Célia Oneto Bensaid (piano), Nikola Nikolov (violin), Xavier Phillips (cello)

1931 – Trio, Op. 24

For violin, cello and piano

1. Allegro
2. Andante
3. Allegro

On record

1933 – Premier quatuor à cordes, Op. 25

For two violins, viola and cello

1. Allégresse
2. Sérénité
3. Badinage
4. Volonté

On record

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Emma Gibout (violin), Madoka Sakitsu (violin), Jean-Philippe Morel (viola), Magali Mouterde (cello)

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Sofi Jeannin (conductor), Anne Le Bozec (piano), Maîtrise de Radio France

1938 – Conseils à la mariée, Op. 26

For three women’s voices and piano

Text by Charlotte Sohy

1. Petite fille…
2. Soyez jolie…
3. Soyez douce…
4. Soyez gaie…

1939 – Conseils à la bergère, Op. 27

For four‑part men’s choir

1943 – Tambourins, Op. 29

For piano

1944 – Quatre pièces romantiques, Op. 30

For piano

1. Le ruisselet
2. Valse
3. Berceuse
4. Romance sans paroles

On record

1944 – Messe a cappella, Op. 31

For SATB choir

1. Kyrie
2. Gloria
3. Sanctus
4. Agnus Dei

On record

1945 – Prières pendant la messe (sur des cantiques bretons), Op. 32

For SATB choir

1. Au Kyrie
2. À l’Offertoire
3. Au Sanctus
4. À l’Agnus Dei
5. À l’Ite, missa est

1945-1947 – Deuxième quatuor à cordes, Op. 33

For two violins, viola and cello

1. Vif
2. Andante
3. Vif

On record

1952 – Histoire sentimentale, Op. 34

For string orchestra and percussion (film music project)

1. Rencontre au bord du ruisseau
2. Amourette
3. Absence
4. Oubli

On record

1953 – Cantique à Sainte Claire, Op. 35

For three women’s voices and organ

Text by Charlotte Sohy