The Concerto per Trombone e Orchestra in C was composed by
Italian composer
Nino Rota in 1966.
The concerto is in three
movements:
#Allegro giusto
#Lento, ben ritmato
#Allegro moderato
This concerto was given its premiere performance on March 6, 1969, at the Conservatorio di Musica "Giuseppe Verdi" in
Milano,
Italy, by trombonist Bruno Ferrari (to whom the work is dedicated), with the
Orchestra I Pomeriggi Musicali
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conducted by
Franco Caracciolo
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He was born in Bari in 1920. He studied piano and composing at the Conservatoire of S. Pietro a Majella in Naples, and conducting at the Accademia di San ...
.
This piece is considered one of the important trombone concertos in the classical repertoire. A performance of the concerto usually lasts around 13 minutes.
Instrumentation
This score is written for solo trombone and orchestra, with the following instrumentation:
*
Woodwinds
** 1
flute
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** 1
oboe
** 2
clarinet
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s in B
** 2
bassoon
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s
*
Brass
** 2
horns in F
*
Percussion
**
timpani
*
Strings
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** 1st
violins
** 2nd violins
**
violas
**
cellos
**
double basses
Recordings
with orchestra
* ''1988 International Competition for Musical Performers, Geneva'' (Musica Helvetica MH 72.2) - 1989
**
, trombone;
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Joaquin da Silva Pereira, conductor.
* ''All The Lonely People'' (
BIS-CD-568) - 1993
**
Christian Lindberg
Christian Lindberg (born 15 February 1958) is a Swedish trombonist, conductor and composer,
Biography
Early life and career
Lindberg was born in Danderyd. As a youth, he learned to play the trumpet, and subsequently began to learn the trombone ...
, trombone; Tapiola Sinfonietta;
Osmo Vänskä, conductor.
* ''Deutscher Musikwettbewerb - 2007 Award Winner'' (
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* Magda Genuin
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She finished s ...
GEN 11188) - 2011
** Frederic Belli, trombone;
SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg
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;
Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor.
* ''Nino Rota: Concertos'' (
Chandos CHAN 9954) - 2002
** Andrea Conti, trombone; I Virtuosi Italiani;
Marzio Conti
Marzio Conti (born 22 May 1960) is an Italian conductor and flautist.
Biography
Conti was born in Florence. He began his career as a flautist making his debut at the Salzburg Festival at the age of twenty with I Solisti Veneti. After study with ...
, conductor.
* ''Nino Rota: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2'' (
Decca 4810394) - 2013
** Giuliano Rizzotto, trombone;
Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi; Giuseppe Grazioli, conductor.
* ''Nino Rota: La Strada; Concertos'' (
ATMA Classique ACD22294) - 2003
**
Alain Trudel
Alain Trudel (born 13 June 1966) is a Canadian conductor, trombonist and composer.
Biography
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Trudel first became known to the public as a trombone soloist. He made his solo debut at the age of 18, with Charles Dutoit a ...
, trombone;
Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal,
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor.
* ''Trombone Concertos'' (
Claves CD 9606) - 1996
** Branimir Slokar, trombone;
Berliner Symphoniker;
Lior Shambadal
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Study
Lior Shambadal studied Viola, Trombone and conducting in his native city of Tel Aviv. He studied theory and composition with ...
, conductor.
with piano reduction
* ''Colors'' (Octavia Records Cryston OVCC-00137) - 2017
** Kyoichiro Kori, trombone; Atsuko Kaminaga, piano.
References
External links
Discography of Classical Trombone CDs
Compositions by Nino Rota
Rota, Nino
1966 compositions
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