Music by DANIEL DORFF |
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| Concerto for Piano and Orchestra | |
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DETAILS COMMISSIONED by the Etowah Youth Orchestras for pianist Jeffrey Biegel. BUY the 2-piano version from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser. BUY the full score from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser. Orchestral score and parts are on rental from Presser. COMMENTARY Described by pianist Jeffrey Biegel as sounding like "American-flavored Poulenc," the Concerto is in 3 movements of the traditional concerto pattern. Movement 1 is in A-B-A form with a light but fiery toccata interrupted by a gentle love song. Movement 2 is a set of variations on an original song, overall arching as slow-fast-slow swelling to a lush romantic climax. Movement 3, which is labeled "scherzando, exuberant" is a bubbling and cheerful rondo including a virtuosic cadenza including overlapping themes from throughout the concerto leading to a brilliant race to the finish.  | |
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