Einojuhani Rautavaara
Concerto
for harp and orchestra
Einojuhani Rautavaara
Concerto
for harp and orchestra
- Instrumentation Harp and Orchestra
- Composer Einojuhani Rautavaara
- Editor Kalen Smith
- Edition Piano reduction with part(s)
- Publisher Fennica Gehrman
- Order no. MDS-F11911
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Description:
Concerto for harp and orchestra (2000) available for the first time (2024)! This product includes also the solo part edited by Kalen Smith. The composer tells about the three-movement work: \"The concerto is in three movements. After the orchestral introduction, the harp leads into a gradually thickening texture that progresses into a series of powerful culminations. Once these subside, the expansive motifs of the introduction return. The solo is echoed by two harps in the orchestra: I wanted the magnificent sound to be multiplied. The simple melody in the second movement is coloured in a very archaic way by the orchestra; we might imagine the performance of a troubadour or a bard in ancient times. The finale is festive, 'solenne'. It presents the combined sonority of the three harps at its most colourful and melodic.\"