Diversions on a Theme/Concerto for Orchestra

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1. Concerto for Orchestra-Laderman

2. Diversions on a Theme op.21-Britten

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Benjamin Britten's "Diversions" was written in Maine in 1940 for left-handed Viennese pianist Paul Wittgenstein. Britten had known of the performer's courage and skill in overcoming insuperable difficulties and was attracted from the start by the compositional challenges offered by the commission. "In no place in the work," Britten commented, "did I attempt to imitate a two-handed piano technique, but concentrated on exploiting and emphasizing the single line approach...Special features are trills in the Recitative, widespread arpeggios in the Nocturne, agility over the keyboard in the Badinierie and Toccata, and repeated notes in the final Tarantella."

The Ezra Laderman "Concerto for Orchestra" was completed in February 1968 resulted from a joint commission by the Minnesota Orchestra and The National Endowment for the Arts. The score bears the title "Concerto for Orchestra" because it treats, in the tradition of the Baroque Concerto Grosso, single instruments, ensemble groups, and entire sections within the orchestra as soloist. The work is in three movements and is a highly charged dramtic explosive work for the virtuoso orchestra.

Tracks:

London Salute
Introduction And Theme
In Pieces
Toccata
Chaconne
Cortege
Popular Song
Five-A-Side
Epilogue
Steven Springs
Badminton House
Pittville Promenade
Cleeve Idyll
Wassail Song
Prelude
Canzonetta
Valse Americaine
Tarantelle-Rondeau
Sleighbell Serenade
Starlight Lullaby
Christmas Eve Waltz
A Maritime Overture
When The Boat Comes In
Spanish Ladies
Portsmouth
Prestbury Park

Diversions on a Theme/Concerto for Orchestra

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Diversions on a Theme/Concerto for Orchestra

Manufacturer: Phoenix USA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005YXZQ
Release Date: 1991-01-01

Tracks:

Concerto for Orchestra-Laderman
Diversions on a Theme op.21-Britten

Album Description

Benjamin Britten's "Diversions" was written in Maine in 1940 for left-handed Viennese pianist Paul Wittgenstein. Britten had known of the performer's courage and skill in overcoming insuperable difficulties and was attracted from the start by the compositional challenges offered by the commission. "In no place in the work," Britten commented, "did I attempt to imitate a two-handed piano technique, but concentrated on exploiting and emphasizing the single line approach...Special features are trills in the Recitative, widespread arpeggios in the Nocturne, agility over the keyboard in the Badinierie and Toccata, and repeated notes in the final Tarantella."

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