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The ’Cello Concertino by Peter Thompson was written at the beginning of 2000, the short score being completed in February and the full score in April of 2001. The work is in three linked movements and the Concertino runs continuously. The second movement references music Thompson wrote at Cambridge Arts College in the early 1970s, specifically the Two Sonnets for Small Orchestra, which were prefaced by words of James Joyce: “Welladay! Welladay! For the winds of May! Love is unhappy when love is away.”
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| Composer | Title | Forces | Total duration | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Thompson | (Play complete work)Concertino for Violoncello and Orchestra | ’Cello, Orchestra | 17 mins | |||
| # | Composer | Movement | Forces | Duration | ||
| 1 | Peter Thompson | I: Allegro velocemente | ’Cello, Orchestra | 6½ mins | ||
| 2 | II: Andante sostenuto | 5¼ mins | ||||
| 3 | III: Allegro giocoso | 5¼ mins | ||||
In the absence of a live recording of this piece, ’cellist Seb Meccanico, with the Meccanico Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir John Meccanico, has obliged to give you an idea of how it sounds.
Catalogue code: FM269 • Published: 7th October 2023
Entry last updated: 7th October 2023