Wolfgang Rihm
Trio Concerto
Short instrumentation: 2 2 2 2 - 2 1 1 0 - perc(2), str
Duration: 25'
Solos:
Violine, Violoncello, Klavier
Instrumentation details:
1st flute
2nd flute
1st oboe
2nd oboe (+c.a)
1st clarinet in A
2nd clarinet in A
1st bassoon
2nd bassoon (+cbsn)
1st horn in F
2nd horn in F
trumpet in C
trombone
1st percussion
2nd percussion
violin I
violin II
viola
violoncello
double bass
Rihm - Trio Concerto for violin, violoncello, piano and orchestra
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Wolfgang Rihm
Rihm: Trio ConcertoOrchestration: für Violine, Violoncello, Klavier und Orchester
Type: Studienpartitur
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Work introduction
On hearing Rihm’s Trio Concerto for the first time, one would be forgiven for wondering whether an unknown work by Gabriel Fauré had been discovered in the vaults of his estate. The difficulty associated with the instrumentation is plain to see. If the trio is understood as “one” solo instrument, one circumvents the subtle sound possibilities associated with the instrumentation at the same time – a problem with which not only Beethoven struggled. However, unlike the latter, Rihm has the piano trio begin and then, with growing intensity, mixes in the orchestra in constantly new nuances of tone. Brilliant and very rewarding.