Informationen zu "Dove, Jonathan, Northern Lights (Concerto) for Accordion and Chamber Orchestra Full Scores"
Verlag: C. F. Peters Ltd & Co. KG
Verlagsnummer: EP73298
EAN: 9790577016887
ISMN: M-57701-688-7
Beschreibung
Northern Lights by Jonathan Dove is a 23-minute concerto for accordion and
chamber orchestra. Written for the soloist Owen Murray, the work showcases
the classical side of the instrument, rather than its folk aspect with wide
melodic range and polyphonic possibilities. Owen Murray approached Jonathan
Dove for the commission following the death of the composer Peter Maxwell
Davies, who was originally going to write Owen a work. Peter Maxwell Davies
spent much of his life in Orkney (Scotland) where you can see the Northern
Lights. Towards the end of the concerto, a familiar tune is carried on the
night air: Farewell to Stromness , by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, to whose
memory the concerto is dedicated. Northern Lights was commissioned by the
Scottish Chamber Orchestra with generous support from Mr Roland Williams, PRS
for Music Foundation and the Royal Academy of Music, and was premiered by
Owen Murray and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by Clemens Schuldt
at The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh on 2 May 2019. The full score (EP 73298) is
available for sale as part of the Peters Contemporary Library. The
performance material can be hired. The solo part and a piano reduction for
rehearsal (EP 73298a) can be purchased separately.
