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Concerto grosso in B flat major - (2003)
for harpsichord, organ and chamber orchestra (horn in F, trumpet in D, harpsichord, organ and strings)
The opening allegro announces two themes which play between themselves in a bright first movement.
The trumpet and organ are tacet as a lyrical andante for horn embedded in the strings' parallelism trades in a second "strophe" with the violas. The harpsichord as continuo decorates.
A long-lined adagio in the relative minor begins in but a few voices, moving to the larger ensemble as the intensity grows.
The finale is announced first in organ alone, and then answered in the ensemble.
25 pages, circa 11' 15" - an MP3 demo is here:
The score is available as a free PDF download, though any major commercial performance or recording of the work is prohibited without prior arrangement with the composer. Click on the graphic below for this score.
Concerto grosso in B flat major
