Piotr Lachert


Piotr Lachert was a Polish composer, pianist and teacher.
Lachert lived and worked in Warsaw, Paris, Hannover, Brussels and in Pescara and was a piano teacher in a conservatoire in Brussels, the Warsaw Music School and the Pescaran Academy of Music. Lachert directed numerous university masterclasses.
Originally a concert pianist, Lachert gained international recognition as a composer. He is regarded as one of the founders of the new consonant music movement. In 1973, he founded TEMV! in Brussels, which he directed for twenty years and which had a significant influence on the direction of his catalogue.
Lachert composed more than 200 works including concertos, sonatas, chamber music, works for the musical theatre and didactic music. His compositions include a ballet, and numerous volumes of piano pedagogy. His music has been published by Bärenreiter, Jobert, Alain Van Kerckhoven Éditeur, and Chiola Music Press.

Selected works

;OperaErotic music, scène 24 Primavera
;Musical theatreMysli pospolite Pièce pour une brique, violon et piano Sérénade Sinfonietta Dés Hammerkantate Pasjans. dés Le franc belge est solide Aroka Tre Amore mio, czyli Acsamit Quamtza
;OrchestralS comme Makyo Tu i tam Sinfonia Scolastica La figlia di Jorio Hey colenda, colenda for string orchestra In omaggio
;ConcertanteConcerto africain for piano or clavichord or harpsichord and string orchestra Musique for piano 4 hands and orchestra
  • Concerto No.2 for violin and orchestra
  • Concerto No.2 for piano and orchestra
  • Concerto No.3 for piano and orchestra Un Albanese in Italia for cello and string orchestra
;Chamber musicPrélude et Fugue for oboe solo Six Sketches for violin and piano Miniatury fletowe for flute and piano Anti-contrastes for violin, clarinet and piano Habent Panem Paratum for flute, or oboe or clarinet solo Puzzle 1 for tuba solo Puzzle 2 for double bass solo K comme Makyo for clarinet, trombone, cello and piano Pha for brass quintet Bajka for violin and cello Per Adele for violin and piano Per Anca for violin and piano Tocatanca for clarinet solo Adenja for string quartet Body Violence for English horn solo Szuja szott for flute and piano Katanick for viola and harpsichord Te ne ricordi? for cello solo Vino, vino for 2 violins Nuits bergamasques for violin, cello and piano
  • Sonata No.4 for viola and piano
  • Sonata No.5 for clarinet or alto saxophone and piano 21 for string quartet Kuba Trio for flute, cello and piano Akabis for flute and marimba Étude de concert for flute solo Padova, Padova for flute, clarinet, horn, guitar and piano Sonata No.9 for violin solo Giraffa sentimentale for 2 flutes and piano Sonata No.16 for flute and piano Sonata No.17 for violin and piano String Quartet No.3 Talentina for flute and piano Preghiera per una buona morte for violin, clarinet, cello and piano Pienia anielskie e Tango satanico, Octet for 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and 2 horns
;OrganModlitwa Pièce pour orgue Bandalaluc for 2 organs
;PianoZart Études improvisantes Études intelligentes Prima vista Poussières des étoiles Dix pièces for 2 pianos Per Adele for piano 4 hands Per ragazzi Aroma in B Aroma in F Bi Ba Bo Live Computer Story Inventions Kauffolie for 36 pianos
  • Sonata No.2 Amalo mio for piano 4 hands Ariki in F Avale Koan
  • Sonata No.3
  • Sonata No.6 "Pescarese"
  • Sonata No.7 "Fiamminga"
  • Sonata No.8
  • Sonata No.10
  • Sonata No.11 Per Cristina Sonata No.12 "Sweet"
  • Sonata No.13
  • Sonata No.15 5 gatti di Laura
  • Sonata No.18 Trois photos de Betty Bee
  • Sonata No.19 for piano 4 hands
  • Sonata No.20 "Sto lat"
  • Sonata No.21
  • Sonata No.22 Per Claudia
  • Sonata No.24 Tasti e testi
;VocalHit for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, alto tenor and bass Zes Isa liederen for soprano and piano Cantiques for female voice and piano Delikatnie for soprano and piano Cinq traductions for 2 voices and typewriter Tango macabre for 2 sopranos, tenor and chamber orchestra Jasne slonko for soprano and piano Sorella for voice and piano