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Arrangement | Cello and Orchestra |
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Composer | Peter Maxwell Davies |
Edition Type | Score |
Product Format | Sheet Music |
Pages | 80 |
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Publication Date | 1999 |
ISBN | 9780711923904 (0711923906) |
If Davies's Cello Concerto has already evoked comparisons with Elgar's, that is perhaps an indication not only of its wealth of solo melody (there is hardly a page where the cello is not singing, or if not that,thendancing), and of its predominantly slow tempos, but also of its musical stature. This second Strathclyde concerto is a virtuoso piece for the entire ensemble, which is used almost throughout as a clutch of soloists rather thanasa tutti block. The general tone is one of passionate but interior dialogue, especially in the opening Moderato and the slow movement; and though the finale is more extrovert, the work ends back in quietness andrumination.