Ades, Thomas: Violin Concerto (score)
sheet music
Length: 84 pages
Publisher: Faber Music
Item number: 0571531059
ISMN: 9780571531059
Thomas Ades's Violin Concerto, written in 2005, is one of the most important additions to the violin concerto repertoire since Ligeti's. Cast in three contrasting movements - each linked by a preoccupation with circling musical figures - the concerto, subtitled ‚Concentric Paths' now occupies a place in standard repertoire. Two lithe, rhythmically driven movements - ‚Rings' and ‚Rounds' - bookend ‚Paths' an intensely emotional and gritty exploration of passacaglia-like sequences which peaks in a lyrical outpouring of exceptional beauty.
‚In just 20 minutes, this three-movement piece does something magical. The way it swirls ethereally in the first movement, exerts a tragic and vice-like grip in the chaconne-like second part and finally propels you into the uninhibited flight of the finale is like being spun into an infinite space.'
The Guardian (Tom Service)
‚In just 20 minutes, this three-movement piece does something magical. The way it swirls ethereally in the first movement, exerts a tragic and vice-like grip in the chaconne-like second part and finally propels you into the uninhibited flight of the finale is like being spun into an infinite space.'
The Guardian (Tom Service)
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