Score
Piano concertantrum / Cathy Applegate.
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Work Overview
A concerto in 3 movements.
The composer endeavoured to create a work that would allow Michael Kieran Harvey to express his extraordinary energy and virtuosity at the keyboard.
Work Details
Year: 2012
Instrumentation: Solo piano, piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in A, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns in F, 3 trumpets in C, 2 trombones, bass trombone, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, strings.
Duration: 25 min.
Difficulty: Advanced — Piano is very difficult. Several instrumental solos are also very difficult but ossias are provided.
Written for: Michael Kieran Harvey
Commission note: Commissioned by Lesley Dugdale.
First performance: by Darwin Symphony Orchestra, Michael Kieran Harvey, Stephen Pevely at Darwin Symphony Orchestra & Michael Kieran Harvey (Northern Territory Parliament House) on 14 Mar 2015
The composer notes the following about the work:
It has been described as exciting and cinematic, evoking strong images in the audience. Tonal with conventional rhythmic structures.
Subjects
- In the form/style of: Concertos
Performances of this work
14 Mar 2015: at Darwin Symphony Orchestra & Michael Kieran Harvey (Northern Territory Parliament House). Featuring Darwin Symphony Orchestra, Michael Kieran Harvey, Stephen Pevely.
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