Concertino for Piano Solo, Winds, Percussion and Harp
General Info
Year: 1961 / 1983
Duration: c. 10:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Editio Musica Budapest
Cost: Score and Parts - $49.00 | Score Only - $25.00
Movements
1. Allegretto
2. Adagio Cantabil
3. Allegro Furioso
Instrumentation
Full Score
Solo Piano
Flute I-II-III (III doubling C Piccolo)
Oboe I-II (II doubling English Horn)
Bassoon I-II (II doubling Contrabassoon)
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
C Trumpet I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III-IV
Tuba
Harp
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Snare Drum
- Bongos
- Suspended Cymbal
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
1960 saw the first performance of Lendvay's Concertino for Piano Solo, Winds, Percussion and Harp, an outstanding contribution to the Hungarian concerto literature of the mid-twentieth century. In this work, Lendvay was powerfully influenced by three of Hungary’s greatest composers, Béla Bartók, Zoltán Kodály and Franz Liszt. A touch of nineteenth century romanticism reminiscent of Franz Liszt is clearly heard in the slow second movement. Lendvay’s fondness for repeated notes and passages based on alternating patterns producing strong rhythmic forces in the first and third movements reminds the listener of Bartók’s numerous works for piano. Although Lendvay’s music is steeped in the musical developments of the twentieth century, it is deeply inspired and is accessible to today’s audiences.
- Program Note by William V. Johnson for the San Luis Obispo Wind Orchestra concert program, 16 November 2013
Awards
- Concertino for Piano, Winds, Percussion and Harp has been recommended as interesting, serious and distinctive music by members of the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE).
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- University of Washington (Seattle) Wind Ensemble (Timothy Salzman, conductor; Kiwa Mizutani, piano) - 30 October 2022
- Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, Penn.) Wind Ensemble (George Vosburgh, conductor; Donna Amato, piano) – 11 November 2018
- San Luis Obispo Wind Orchestra (William V. Johnson, conductor; Ann Lucas, piano) - 16 November 2013
- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Wind Ensemble (Christopher J. Woodruff, conductor; W. Terrance Spiller, piano) - 18 June 2010
- CCM Wind Symphony (Rodney Winther, conductor; Mark Tollefsen, piano) - 9 March 2010
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Concertino for Piano Solo, Winds, Percussion and Harp
- Festival Overture (1984)
- Last Message From Maestro Tshaikovsky, A (1994)
- Senza Sordina
- Story-Telling Dance
- Three Carnival Masks
- Wind Symphony
Resources
- Lendvay, K. (1961). Concertino: For Piano Solo, Winds, Percussion and Harp [score]. Editio Musica Budapest: Budapest.