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Romanza
for cello and orchestra
cello and orchestra
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Romanza
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My Romanza for cello and orchestra was completed in February 1968 and was written in response to a commission from the Brighton Festival Society for a new work for Jacqueline du Pré. A Romanza is an instrumental aria and I decided to use this form of composition rather than the more conventional concerto form which poses special well-nigh insoluble problems for the composer of our time. My composition is in one continuous movement although other types of movement such as a scherzo for the orchestra alone, and later a lento which is a cello cadenza accompanied by cellos, basses and harp, are incorporated within it. The opening melody 26 bars long, forms the basic material for the whole composition. It is developed in a variety of ways and returns in the final section of the composition in a heavily ornamented manner which was influenced by the ornamentation in some of Chopin’s Nocturnes. The solo cellist plays almost continuously throughout the work and the accompanying orchestra consists of a wind section without bassoons, 2 horns and single brass, percussion (including the rare Lion’s Roar), harp and reduced strings.
Alexander Goehr, 1968
Alexander Goehr, 1968
Orchestral Cast
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Title:
Romanza
for cello and orchestra
Edition:
Performance material
Publisher/Label:
Schott Music
Year of composition:
1968
Opus:
op. 24
Duration:
24 ′
World Premiere:
April 28, 1968 · Brighton (UK)
Brighton Music Festival 1968
Jacqueline du Pré, cello · Conductor: Daniel Barenboim · New Philharmonia Orchestra
Brighton Music Festival 1968
Jacqueline du Pré, cello · Conductor: Daniel Barenboim · New Philharmonia Orchestra
Commissioned work :
Commissioned by Watney Mann Ltd, for the 1968 Brighton Festival
Series:
Technical Details
Product number:
LSL 1854-01
Preview/Media Contents
Audio:
Performances
Romanza
Conductor: Atherton
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
June 22, 1981 |
— CD-Broadcast-TV-Production
Romanza
Conductor: Schmidt
Orchestra: National Symphony Orchestra
September 9, 1977 |
— CD-Broadcast-TV-Production
Romanza
Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra
November 7, 1969 |
(United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
Romanza
Orchestra: New Philharmonic Orchestra
October 22, 1968 |
(United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
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