Parabola concertante
composer: Rodion Shchedrin
Dedication: to Mstislav Rostropovitch
Premiere: 28. Oktober 2001 Kronberg, Cello Festival 2001 · Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester
Frankfurt · Dirigent: Hugh Wolff · Mstislav Rostropovich, Violoncello
Instrumentation: cello, string orchestra and timpani
Publisher: Schott Music
Duration: 15' 0''
Year of composition: 2001
Difficulty: difficult
Edition: piano reduction with solo part
36 Pages - Saddle stitching
ISMN: 979-0-001-13138-4
Order number: ED 9407
Description
Shchedrin’s œuvre spans nearly every musical genre, and it is hardly surprising that an output of such versatility contains some rather remarkable instrumental combinations, for example “Music from afar” for 2 bass recorders, or “Balalaika” for a solo violin playing pizzicato throughout.
This predilection for the unusual leads the composer in “Parabola concertante” with its basically subdued and contemplative mood to add a charcteristic counterpoint by contrasting the accompanying string orchestra with timpani. The piece was composed for master virtuoso Mstislav Rostropovitch, who played the solo part in the first performance at the International Cello Festival in Kronberg.
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