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- Submitted: Jan 27 2012 04:58 AM
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Concerto no. 2 for piano and strings (for young pianists)
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At least in Slovenia there are no piano concertos for pianists with only basic experience. You can find numerous "easy" violin and cello concertos but not piano concertos. So I have composed one back in 2004. It is a short work but still I used the title "Concerto" as a motivation for children who would have later said they had played a real concerto with the orchestra! 
The musical language shows signs of many important composers these young pianists could experience in the future. There are elements of 18th century Classicism and early 20th century style, but I have rather avoided Romanticism (Chopin, Lizst, Rachmaninov). I am not really happy with Chopin's overdose and at least in my work there are no signs of him.
The technical style of piano playing suits everybody with 5 years (maybe even less) of piano knowledge onwards. The orchestration is also simple and perfectly suited for any school orchestra.
That's it for now, I am busy composing two works right now!
Crt Sojar Voglar
The musical language shows signs of many important composers these young pianists could experience in the future. There are elements of 18th century Classicism and early 20th century style, but I have rather avoided Romanticism (Chopin, Lizst, Rachmaninov). I am not really happy with Chopin's overdose and at least in my work there are no signs of him.
The technical style of piano playing suits everybody with 5 years (maybe even less) of piano knowledge onwards. The orchestration is also simple and perfectly suited for any school orchestra.
That's it for now, I am busy composing two works right now!
Crt Sojar Voglar
The pianist never pursuited piano career after finishing 10 years of practice. But she dealed with this concerto very well.
This case reminds me of a coworker of mine, also a very gentle and attractive woman who graduated as a pianist and was even assistant to my country's most outstanding pianist - but then decided not to pursue a piano career herself and ended up... right here.The pianist never pursuited piano career after finishing 10 years of practice. But she dealed with this concerto very well.
As for the piece itself, I found it indeed Classical in size and nature, yet with a modern language. It's not exactly "easy" (hey, it's a concerto, nothing less), but absolutely accesible for an unexperienced soloist. Nice achievement.
It sort of makes sense to choose a accessible neo-classical style for an easy concerto. But I have to say that at times your harmonies are more interesting than the Prokofiev No. 1 Sym or the Britten Simple Simphony. Well done.
I believe I differ from Prokofiev that I rather use some modal transformations in melody and harmony while Prokofiev remains strictly in tonality with fast chromatic changes. Britten uses quasi modal neobaroque elements in his Simple symphony (I am intending to make an arrangment for Tamburitza orchestra of Sentimental sarabande).
Another news: Yesterday I met the piano teacher of the soloist on this video and she told me the girl attended entrance exams at the Academy after all!
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