Last week's vote was close, but Piazzolla's Oblivion edged out Ginatera's La Danza de la Moza Donosa with the most votes. Thanks for listening! Update on 3/28: the pieces are now at a tie! If you haven't listened to last week's pieces, cast your vote and be the tiebreaker!
This week, you will be watching performances of two of the most famous works from the romantic concerto repertoire. A concerto is a work for solo instrument (or several instruments) and orchestra. As concertos developed, they became dramatic vehicles for a performer's technical virtuosity. You will hear the musical themes in both the soloist and the orchestra - sometimes they alternate playing, sometimes they play together. The power of the full orchestra combined with the dazzling virtuosity of the soloist make concertos exciting to watch and listen to!
These selections are longer, but please watch the first two videos in their entirety. The first is the first movement of the famous piano concerto by Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg (1843-1907). Many of you will recognize Grieg's name from having played or heard music from his Peer Gynt Suite.
The second selection is the first movement from Peter Tchaikovsky's (1840-1893) piano concerto, one of the most well-known works in the piano concerto repertory. Tchaikovsky should also be a name that is familiar to you (he wrote The Nutcracker and Swan Lake, among many other things). This video cuts off before you get to the end, so I have also added the 2nd part if you want to hear how it ends!
Which piece did you enjoy the most?
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