Harp Concerto
Alberto Ginastera (arr. Odom)
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The original concerto bears the designation Opus 25.
The work may also be known by its Spanish title, Concerto para Arpa y Orquestra.
General Info
Year: 195-?
Duration:
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: U.S. Army Band
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown
Instrumentation
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Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The Harp Concerto by Alberto Ginastera was first performed in 1965. It was commissioned in the 1950s by Edna Philips, the harpist of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Philips had retired by the time the work was ready to be premiered, and the solo part was played by the Spanish harpist Nicanor Zabaleta with the Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Eugene Ormandy.
2016, the centenary of the composer's birth, saw a number of performances including one by the French harpist Marie-Pierre Langlamet and the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Juanjo Mena. Langlamet used amplification because she felt that otherwise the orchestral scoring would have created a problem of balance.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
- Audio CD: United States Air Force Band (Dennis M. Layendecker, conductor; Eric Sabatino, harp) - 2006
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- United States Army Band (Ft. Myer, Va.) (Timothy J. Holtan, conductor; Nadia Pessoa, harpist) – 25 September 2016
- United States Air Force Band (Washington, D.C.) (Dennis M. Layendecker, conductor; Eric Sabatino, harp) – 19 December 2006 (2006 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Concerto for Harp (arr. Odom) (195-?)
- Dances from "Estancia" (arr. Patterson) (1941/2006)
- Danza Final from "Estancia" (arr. John) (1941/1965)
- Danza Final (arr. Longfield) (1941/2009)
- Fanfare (1984)
- Four Dances from "Estancia" (arr. Snedecor) (1943)
- Harp Concerto (arr. Odom) (195-?)
- Impetuosamente (arr. Bimm)
- Overture to the Creole "Faust" (arr. Hudson) (1969)
- Site Estancia (arr. Patterson) (1941/)
Resources
- Harp Concerto (Ginastera), Wikipedia Accessed 25 September 2016