Concerto for harp and orchestra
dedicated to Phia Berghout
Opus 66
History
- This concerto was composed in 1966.[1]
- The work was first performed during the Biennale de Musique Contemporaire (an initiative of BRT and RTB) on 6 December 1967 in Studio 4 of concert hall Flagey in Brussels. The performers were Phia Berghout and the BRT symphony orchestra conducted by Daniel Sternefeld.[2]
Music
- instrumentation: solo harp and symphony orchestra[3]
- duration: ca 14'
Parts
- I. Allegro molto energico
- time signature: ₵
- II. Andante
- time signature: 3/4
- III. Allegro grazioso
- time signature: 4/4
Recordings
- Youtube: recording by Chantal Grégoire and the BRT symphony orchestra conducted by Fernand Terby
Sources
- photocopy of the autograph: Royal Conservatory Brussels (B-Bc), no shelf number yet (Legley archive)
- photocopy of the autograph piano reduction: Royal Conservatory Brussels (B-Bc), no shelf number yet (Legley archive)[4]
- harp part: CeBeDeM, Brussels, s.d.
Notes
- ↑ Tessely, p.59.
- ↑ See:
- M.D.J.: Le concert de clôture in Le Soir of 8 December 1967, p.9
- Tessely, p.59.
- ↑ 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, timpani en strings.
- ↑ The VRT archive contains a photocopy of this reduction to which metronome numbers were added: I. Allegro ma energico [sic] 𝅗𝅥=84, III. Allegro grazioso 𝅘𝅥=116.
