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Etruscan concerto : for piano & chamber orchestra

by Peggy Glanville-Hicks (1954)

Audio Sample

Performance by West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon, Penelope Thwaites, Karl Akers from the CD Etruscan concerto

This sample is of the Piano with chamber orchestra version of this work

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Women of Note : A Century of Australian Composers.

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Etruscan concerto : for piano & chamber orchestra [piano reduction] / by P. Glanville-Hicks

Library shelf no. Q 785.6212/GLA 1 [Not for loan]

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Work Details

Year: 1954

Instrumentation: 2 pianos.

Duration: 14 min.

Difficulty: Advanced

Dedication note: For Carlo Bussotti

Includes quotes from 'Etruscan places' by D.H. Lawrence. Each movement is an evocation of these quotes.

Analysis

Interview [Audio]: Peggy Glanville-Hicks and her Odyssey
Interviewed by Charles Amirkhanian
First broadcast 3/10/1989
After undergoing brain surgery, Glanville-Hicks retired to her home in Sydney where Charles Amirkhanian recorded a rare interview with the composer, in May of 1986. During their conversation, of which extensive segments are included in this program, they touched upon a wide range of topics, including her stint as a New York City music critic, her travels, and her music.

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Performances of this work

Unknown date: Perth Concert Hall. Featuring West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Penelope Thwaites, Geoffrey Simon.

18 May 2012: at Credo, Credo (Albert Hall, Canberra). Featuring Canberra Festival Camerata, Daniel de Borah.

11 May 12: Various venues in Canberra, ACT

11 May 12: Various venues in Canberra, ACT

25 Jan 93: Maida Vale Studios, London UK. Featuring Penelope Thwaites, Barry Wordsworth, BBC Concert Orchestra.

5 Nov 88: Palace Theatre Albany, USA. Featuring Albany Symphony Orchestra, Penelope Thwaites, Geoffrey Simon.

4 Nov 88: Troy Savings Bank Music Hall Albany, USA. Featuring Penelope Thwaites, Geoffrey Simon, Albany Symphony Orchestra.

6 Aug 80: ABC Odeon, Hobart, Tasmania. Featuring Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Mayer, Penelope Thwaites.

1956: New York. Featuring Carlo Bussotti.

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