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Four pieces for solo mandolin & mandolin orchestra : arranged & adapted from Beethoven's Four pieces for mandolin & keyboard (1795)
by Stephen Lalor (2009)
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Performance by Plektra Mandolin Ensemble, Stephen Lalor, Stephen Lalor from the CD Selected Works by AMC Represented Artists, vol. 67. |
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Selected Works by AMC Represented Artists, vol. 67.
Library shelf no. CD 2734 [Available for loan]
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Four pieces for solo mandolin & mandolin orchestra : arranged & adapted from Beethoven's Four pieces for mandolin & keyboard (1795) / Stephen Lalor.
Library shelf no. 785.7819/LAL 1 [Available for loan]
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Work Overview
Beethoven was commissioned to write four pieces for mandolin & keyboard around 1795. They were dedicated to Josephine Clary, the Countess Clam-Gallas. The mandolin was at the time very popular, particularly as an instrument for the cultured nobility & emerging middle classes. Stephen Lalor, composer and mandolin soloist with Australian and overseas orchestras, arranged and adapted the pieces for solo mandolin and mandolin orchestra for a series of concerts with The Melbourne Mandolin Orchetsra in 2009
Work Details
Year: 2009
Instrumentation: Mandolin solo, 1st mandolins, 2nd mandolins, mandola, guitar, mandocello (optional), double bass.
Duration: 22 min.
Difficulty: Medium — Solo part is demanding
First performance: by Stephen Lalor, Melbourne Mandolin Orchestra, Slava Iourgaev — 15 Aug 09. Auburn Uniting Church, Melbourne, VICTORIA
The composer cites the following influences on his arrangement of this work:
Beethoven's earlier output, Hummel's Sonata & Concerto for mandolin
Performances of this work
6 Aug 11: Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Mosman NSW. Featuring Stephen Lalor, Plektra Mandolin Ensemble, Stephen Lalor.
16 Aug 09: Phee Broadway Hall, Castlemaine, VICTORIA. Featuring Melbourne Mandolin Orchestra, Stephen Lalor, Slava Iourgaev.
15 Aug 09: Auburn Uniting Church, Melbourne, VICTORIA. Featuring Stephen Lalor, Slava Iourgaev, Melbourne Mandolin Orchestra.
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