Written between the second and third symphonies, the Violin Concerto demonstrates just how successfully Sibelius managed to adapt the virtuoso vehicle to his own expressive needs.
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Australian MusicCSO 2022Llewellyn Three: War and PeaceProgram note
Piano Concerto No. 2 (Malcolm Williamson)
Composed over just eight days in 1960, Malcolm Williamson described the piece as ‘an overtly Australian work aiming at spontaneity and vigour rather than profundity.’
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CSO 2022Llewellyn Two: Miracles in the Age of ReasonProgram note
CPE Bach: Flute Concerto in D minor, Wq. 22
“It seems to me that music must first of all stir the heart.” — CPE Bach
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Australian MusicCSO 2022Llewellyn One: RedemptionPeopleProgram note
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (Margaret Sutherland)
Characterised by striking tensions, and bold rhythms, harmonies and orchestration, its florid passages and extended double-stopping figures demand a virtuosic soloist.
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In the Second Piano Concerto and other creative output of that period, Rachmaninoff displays “…a new assuredness of style…an almost overwhelming abundance of melody,” writes Scott Davie.
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“Music and imagination go hand in hand, be it composing, performing or conducting.” Jessica Cottis discusses the compositional process with Elena Kats-Chernin.
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LLEWELLYN THREE TRANSFORMATIONS Wednesday 3 / Thursday 4 November 2021, 7.30pm, Llewellyn Hall, ANU Simon…
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LLEWELLYN THREE CELESTIAL VISIONS Wednesday 15 / Thursday 16 September, 7.30pm, Llewellyn Hall, ANU Jessica…