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Performance by West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon, Penelope Thwaites, Karl Akers from the CD Etruscan concerto |
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Score
Etruscan concerto : piano and chamber orchestra / Peggy Glanville-Hicks
Library shelf no. 784.362186/GLA 1 [Not for loan]
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Work Details
Year: 1954
Instrumentation: Piano solo, flute, oboe, clarinet in B flat, bassoon, horn in F, trumpet in C, timpani, percussion (3 players), strings.
Duration: 16 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Contents note: I. Promenade -- II. Meditation -- III. Scherzo.
Commission note: Written for Carlo Bussoti
First performance: by Carlo Bussotti — 1956. New York
Includes quotes from 'Etruscan places' by D.H. Lawrence. Each movement is an evocation of these quotes.
Analysis
Interview [Audio]: Peggy Glanville-Hicks and her Odyssey
Interviewed by Charles Amirkhanian
First broadcast 3/10/1989
After undergoing brain surgery, Glanville-Hicks retired to her home in Sydney where Charles Amirkhanian recorded a rare interview with the composer, in May of 1986. During their conversation, of which extensive segments are included in this program, they touched upon a wide range of topics, including her stint as a New York City music critic, her travels, and her music.
Subjects
- In the form/style of: Concertos
Performances of this work
Unknown date: Perth Concert Hall. Featuring West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Penelope Thwaites, Geoffrey Simon.
18 May 2012: at Credo, Credo (Albert Hall, Canberra). Featuring Canberra Festival Camerata, Daniel de Borah.
11 May 12: Various venues in Canberra, ACT
11 May 12: Various venues in Canberra, ACT
25 Jan 93: Maida Vale Studios, London UK. Featuring Penelope Thwaites, Barry Wordsworth, BBC Concert Orchestra.
5 Nov 88: Palace Theatre Albany, USA. Featuring Albany Symphony Orchestra, Penelope Thwaites, Geoffrey Simon.
4 Nov 88: Troy Savings Bank Music Hall Albany, USA. Featuring Penelope Thwaites, Geoffrey Simon, Albany Symphony Orchestra.
6 Aug 80: ABC Odeon, Hobart, Tasmania. Featuring Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Mayer, Penelope Thwaites.
1956: New York. Featuring Carlo Bussotti.
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