FRINK Linked Data Fragments server

Matches in SemOpenAlex for { <https://semopenalex.org/work/W1521486905> ?p ?o ?g. }

• W1521486905 abstract "The Albeniz Concerto Stephen Goss (2009) A concerto for guitar and orchestra after the piano music of Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909) 1. El Albaicin 2. Cataluna 3. Evocacion - Cadenza 4. Aragon The music of Isaac Albeniz often evokes the sound of the guitar; so it comes as a surprise to most people that he never wrote a single note for the instrument. Today, paradoxically, it is through the myriad of guitar transcriptions of his piano works that Albeniz’s music is mostly widely performed and known. To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Albeniz’s birth, I was commissioned by EMI to arrange some of his music for guitar and orchestra for a forthcoming recording by Xuefei Yang and the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra. After initial discussions, I decided to write a full-blown romantic guitar concerto based on four specific piano pieces. Each of these pieces has been transformed into a concerto-style movement; the overall movement plan of the concerto attempts to give the impression of an integrated piece rather than a selection of arrangements. The musical language and orchestrational approach of the piece, while remaining firmly rooted in Albeniz’s stylistic idiom, make occasional references to the music of Debussy, Falla and Rodrigo. The choice of which Albeniz pieces to use for the concerto was crucial. His music ranges from the popular salon pieces of the 1880s to the highly romantic, almost impressionistic music that he wrote in the last few years of his life. I was also searching for pieces which had thematic similarities, in order for the movements to appear interconnected. For example, the theme from the second slow episode in Aragon is almost identical to the second theme in Evocacion. The concerto starts with El Albaicin (from Iberia Book 3, 1906), Albeniz’s stunning portrayal of the Gypsy quarter in Granada: flamenco influences suffuse the score. The movement is structured as a series of three alternations between a dance-like principal theme (highly motivic in character and reminiscent of a malaguena) and the freer copla-style secondary theme (which is imbued with the duende of cante jondo). Debussy was a great admirer of this piece and his orchestrational style is suggested in this new version. After this intense and emotional first movement, Cataluna (from Suite espanola, Op 47) is something of a palate cleanser. It is an earlier piece and one of very few pieces that depict Albeniz’s native Catalonia. Evocacion (from Iberia Book 1, 1905) is the concerto’s slow movement. A dark, melancholic Andalusian melody in the minor key, first heard on cor Anglais, eventually gives way to a more sunny second theme (reminiscent of a jota navarra) on the cellos and horns. The reharmonisation of Albeniz’s music draws out the pastoral character of this beautiful idyll. The extended cadenza, between the third and fourth movements, incorporates musical material from all the other movements and leads directly to Aragon (from Suite espanola, Op 47), the finale. The last movement is a virtuosic tour de force for both soloist and orchestra – a fast, rhythmic jota is twice interrupted by slower copla sections, before a sparkling coda brings the work to a frenetic conclusion. Stephen Goss 2009 The Albeniz Concerto Was Commissioned By EMI For The Guitarist Xuefei Yang To Commemorate The 150th Anniversary Of Albeniz`s Birth. The Recording Was Released On The EMI Label On 8th November 2010. For Guitar and Orchestra (28 Mins) First UK performance, Shi-Yeon Sung - conductor, Xuefei Yang - guitar, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, 24th October 2009. CD EMI Classics. Stephen Goss at http://www.stephengoss.net/" @default.
• W1521486905 created "2016-06-24" @default.
• W1521486905 creator A5088598459 @default.
• W1521486905 date "2010-11-01" @default.
• W1521486905 modified "2023-09-27" @default.
• W1521486905 title "The Albéniz Concerto" @default.
• W1521486905 hasPublicationYear "2010" @default.
• W1521486905 type Work @default.
• W1521486905 sameAs 1521486905 @default.
• W1521486905 citedByCount "0" @default.
• W1521486905 crossrefType "journal-article" @default.
• W1521486905 hasAuthorship W1521486905A5088598459 @default.
• W1521486905 hasConcept C121332964 @default.
• W1521486905 hasConcept C124086623 @default.
• W1521486905 hasConcept C124952713 @default.
• W1521486905 hasConcept C134396925 @default.
• W1521486905 hasConcept C142362112 @default.
• W1521486905 hasConcept C153349607 @default.
• W1521486905 hasConcept C16277566 @default.
• W1521486905 hasConcept C24890656 @default.
• W1521486905 hasConcept C2775954810 @default.
• W1521486905 hasConcept C2776445246 @default.
• W1521486905 hasConcept C40462162 @default.
• W1521486905 hasConcept C518914266 @default.
• W1521486905 hasConcept C52119013 @default.
• W1521486905 hasConcept C558565934 @default.
• W1521486905 hasConcept C95543465 @default.
• W1521486905 hasConceptScore W1521486905C121332964 @default.
• W1521486905 hasConceptScore W1521486905C124086623 @default.
• W1521486905 hasConceptScore W1521486905C124952713 @default.
• W1521486905 hasConceptScore W1521486905C134396925 @default.
• W1521486905 hasConceptScore W1521486905C142362112 @default.
• W1521486905 hasConceptScore W1521486905C153349607 @default.
• W1521486905 hasConceptScore W1521486905C16277566 @default.
• W1521486905 hasConceptScore W1521486905C24890656 @default.
• W1521486905 hasConceptScore W1521486905C2775954810 @default.
• W1521486905 hasConceptScore W1521486905C2776445246 @default.
• W1521486905 hasConceptScore W1521486905C40462162 @default.
• W1521486905 hasConceptScore W1521486905C518914266 @default.
• W1521486905 hasConceptScore W1521486905C52119013 @default.
• W1521486905 hasConceptScore W1521486905C558565934 @default.
• W1521486905 hasConceptScore W1521486905C95543465 @default.
• W1521486905 hasLocation W15214869051 @default.
• W1521486905 hasOpenAccess W1521486905 @default.
• W1521486905 hasPrimaryLocation W15214869051 @default.
• W1521486905 hasRelatedWork W1485548006 @default.
• W1521486905 hasRelatedWork W162090804 @default.
• W1521486905 hasRelatedWork W1982409824 @default.
• W1521486905 hasRelatedWork W2058162374 @default.
• W1521486905 hasRelatedWork W2135666389 @default.
• W1521486905 hasRelatedWork W2162493088 @default.
• W1521486905 hasRelatedWork W2277730921 @default.
• W1521486905 hasRelatedWork W236400827 @default.
• W1521486905 hasRelatedWork W2774170930 @default.
• W1521486905 hasRelatedWork W2808233043 @default.
• W1521486905 hasRelatedWork W2892893050 @default.
• W1521486905 hasRelatedWork W2901300065 @default.
• W1521486905 hasRelatedWork W2939980799 @default.
• W1521486905 hasRelatedWork W3028269135 @default.
• W1521486905 hasRelatedWork W3034117779 @default.
• W1521486905 hasRelatedWork W3094428865 @default.
• W1521486905 hasRelatedWork W3169011098 @default.
• W1521486905 hasRelatedWork W321453968 @default.
• W1521486905 hasRelatedWork W2171979906 @default.
• W1521486905 hasRelatedWork W2184302364 @default.
• W1521486905 isParatext "false" @default.
• W1521486905 isRetracted "false" @default.
• W1521486905 magId "1521486905" @default.
• W1521486905 workType "article" @default.