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SKU: BR.EB-8434
Composed by Miklos Rozsa. Solo instruments; stapled. Edition Breitkopf. World premiere: Pittsburgh, 1984 (Pinchas Zukerman (va), Pittsburgh Symphony, cond. Andre Previn). Solo concerto; Early modern; Music post-1945. Piano reduction. Composed 1979. 88 pages. Duration 32'. Breitkopf and Haertel #EB 8434. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.EB-8434).ISBN 9790004177396. 9 x 12 inches.
Miklos Rozsas Viola Concerto op. 37 is the composers last orchestral work. It concludes a series of concertos in which Rozsa devoted one piece each to an instrument that he was particularly fond of (violoncello, piano, violin and the Sinfonia concertante for violin and violoncello) or to a specific performer. The Viola Concerto is dedicated to the then young soloist Pinchas Zukerman, who gave the first performance of the piece in May 1984 in Pittsburgh under the direction of Andre Previn. A surprising touch is the concertos four-movement form. In the works dark instrumental colors, the composer underlines his great admiration for his acclaimed fellow Hungarian Bela Bartok more intensely than ever before. CDs: Paul Silverthorne (viola), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Ltg. James Sedares KOCH 3-7304-2H1 Gilad Kaerni (Va), Budapest Concert Orchestra, Ltg. Mariusz Smolij CD Naxos 8.570925
World premiere: Pittsburgh, 1984 (Pinchas Zukerman (va), Pittsburgh Symphony, cond. Andre Previn).