Ottorino Respighi
Concerto gregoriano
Short instrumentation: 2 3 3 2 4 2 3 0 - timp, hp, cel, str
Duration: 30'
Dedication: ad Arigo Serato
Solos:
violin
Instrumentation details:
1st flute
2nd flute
1st oboe
2nd oboe
cor anglais
1st clarinet in Bb (+cl(A))
2nd clarinet in Bb (+cl(A))
bass clarinet in Bb (+bass cl(A))
1st bassoon
2nd bassoon
1st horn in F
2nd horn in F
3rd horn in F
4th horn in F
1st trumpet in Bb (+tpt(A))
2nd trumpet in Bb (+tpt(A))
1st trombone
2nd trombone
3rd trombone
timpani
harp
celesta
violin I
violin II
viola
violoncello
contrabass
Respighi - Concerto gregoriano for violin and orchestra
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Ottorino Respighi
Respighi: Concerto gregorianoOrchestration: für Violine und Orchester
Type: Partitur (Sonderanfertigung)
Ottorino Respighi
Respighi: Concerto Gregoriano for violin and piano
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Orchestration: for violin and piano
Type: Klavierauszug
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Concerto gregoriano is Ottorino Respighi’s third violin concerto, reflecting his new-found love of Gregorian chants. According to his wife, traces of this love can be found in almost all of his works written after 1920. The music is characterised by a fascinating originality with unique melody and harmony, as well as sensitively chosen timbres, such as when the celeste joins the solo violin. Although Concerto gregoriano is often performed, it has – unjustly – not succeeded in winning a place among the popular violin concertos.