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Eros Piano
''Eros Piano'' is a piano concerto written by the American Minimal music, minimalist composer John Adams (composer), John Adams. The work was commissioned by the Serge Koussevitzky#Legacy, Koussevitzky Music Foundation in 1984 and was completed in 1989. Its world premiere was performed by the pianist Paul Crossley (pianist), Paul Crossley and the London Sinfonietta conducted by Adams on November 24, 1989, in Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. The piece is dedicated to Paul Crossley. It is the first of three piano concertos by Adams, followed by ''Century Rolls'' in 1996 and ''Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes?'' in 2019. Composition The composition of ''Eros Piano'' was inspired in part by the piano concerto ''riverrun'' by the Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu. In an interview with the author Edward Strickland, Adams said "I encountered Takemitsu's ''riverrun'', a rather modest piece about fifteen minutes long for piano and orchestra that he wrote for Peter Serkin, who played it in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piano Concerto
A piano concerto is a type of concerto, a solo composition in the classical music genre which is composed for a piano player, which is typically accompanied by an orchestra or other large ensemble. Piano concertos are typically virtuoso showpieces which require an advanced level of technique on the instrument. These concertos are typically written out in music notation, including sheet music for the pianist (which they typically memorize for a more virtuosic performance), orchestra parts for the orchestra members, and a full score for the conductor, who leads the orchestra in the accompaniment of the soloist. Depending on the era in which a piano concerto was composed, the orchestra parts may provide a fairly subordinate accompaniment role, setting out the bassline and chord progression over which the piano plays solo parts (more typical during the Baroque music era, from 1600 to 1750 and the Classical period, from 1730 to 1800), or the orchestra may be given an almost equal ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
