Concerto for piano and orchestra
Composition
Fribbins, P. 2011. Concerto for piano and orchestra.
Title of work | Concerto for piano and orchestra |
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Creators | Fribbins, P. |
Description | In late 2009 I acquired a Bechstein grand piano, owned for seventy years by a remarkable retired physician, musician and painter, Dr John Horder CBE, who was keen for the instrument to go to a fellow musician. Shortly after, I met the talented German-Croatian pianist, Diana Brekalo, and after hearing her perform a concerto in London, she asked if I might like to write one myself. With the support of the Croatian Embassy, I was able to start work with a very particular focus, including my love of the great piano concerto repertoire of the past and the lyrical tone of a certain late nineteenth-century Bechstein. What I found myself composing was music of considerable resoluteness and emotional intensity, and the score is prefaced with the following lines by Omar Khayyám (1048-1131), as translated by Edward FitzGerald: |
Output media | Performance |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 20 Aug 2013 |
Output status | Published |
Additional information | Premiered at Cadogan Hall, London, by Diana Brekalo (piano), and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, led by Duncan Riddell and conducted by Robertas Šervenikas. |
Web address (URL) | http://www.peterfribbins.co.uk/resources-sub-10.html |
Language | English |
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