Flute, piano
SKU:
FG.55011-746-4
Huilukonsertto -
Soolostemma &
pianoreduktio.
Composed by Einar
Englund. Classical,
contemporary. Book.
Fennica Gehrman
#55011-746-4. Published
by Fennica Gehrman
(FG.55011-746-4).
ISBN
9790550117464.
Eina
r Englund’s
(1916-1999) Flute
Concerto (1985) is beyond
dispute one of his
greatest works. Its
finest attributes are its
rich melodic invention,
colourful instrumentation
and immediate message.
Add to these its
rewarding solo part, and
the result is truly one
of his best concertos
– and works. He
himself did not hesitate
to regard it as such. It
was premiered in Helsinki
on September 16, 1985,
having been completed at
Ljugarn on the Swedish
island of Gotland at the
end of June. The Finnish
Radio Symphony Orchestra
was conducted by Leif
Segerstam, and the
soloist was the
concerto’s
dedicatee, Mikael
Helasvuo.
The
Flute Concerto opens with
a Ritornello in which the
flute's playful,
dance-like passages make
sharp contrast with the
orchestra's heroic
stance. In the mellow
Canzona which follows,
the flute plays
rhapsodically over
repetitive orchestral
figures. The work's
action-packed finale
hints at parody in its
military march-like
opening, but also gives
rein to the lyricism
already familiar from the
second movement.
This product
includes the solo flute
part and the piano
reduction. The orchestral
study score
(composer’s
manuscript) is available
for sale (product number
9790550117471). The
performance material is
available for hire from
the publisher.
Duration: c.
23’
Instrumentation of
the orchestra:
3(III=picc)222–433
0–14–harpsi
chord(+celesta)–hp
–str.