Concerto no. 4 for Marimba and Symphony Orchestra (Koppel)
General Info
Year of Published: 2006
Publisher: Edition Wilhelm Hansen
Difficulty: Advanced
Movement
Movement 1: Moderato
Movement 2: Adagio
Movement 3: Adagio
Movement 4: A tempo (l'istesso tempo)
Movement 5: Allegro
Movement 6: Meno mosso, pesante - Allegro appassionato
Movement 7: Adagio
Movement 8: Allegro- meno mosso, pesante
Instrumentation
Soloist
Orchestra
Woodwinds
2 Flutes (2nd Doubling Piccolo)
2 Oboes (2nd Doubling English Horn)
2 Clarinets (1st Doubling Soprano Clarinet)
2 Bassoons (2nd Doubling Contrabassoon)
Brass
4 French Horns
2 Trumpets
2 Trombones
Tuba
Percussion
Timpani
Glockenspiel & Tubular Bells & Bass Drum & Crash Cymbals & 2 Suspend Cymbals (Crash & Ride) & Triangle & Tambourine & Wind Chimes & Antique Cymbal & 2 Woodblocks & Vibraslap
Keyboard
Strings
Violins 1/2
Violas
Cellos
Double Bass
Harp
Program Notes
”(…) in a glade in the middle of the woods we [composer and his wife, red.] suddenly saw a small, very old marble stone, fenced by an old rusty iron chain. The stone was half crumbled, but the inscription was still legible – “In memory of the perishable” it said. The words hit us with surprising force and set our thoughts wandering. That we human beings have to die some day is natural, but that also music- the immortal music- the music of Mozart- one day will disappear, is more difficult to become reconciled with. Life – joy – love – the standard repertoire – music –everything will vanish. Then we felt, as a comforting caress, raindrops falling down on our skin, and in the quiet summer-rain we left the woods…” by Anders Koppel
Premiere Details
Date: 17th November 2006
Location: Musikverein, Wien, Austria
Soloist: Martin Grubinger
Orchestra: Wien Radio Symphomy Orchestra
Conductor: John Axelrod
Works for Percussion by this Composer
Concertos
Concerto for Aluphone (doubling Marimba) and Orchestra
Concerto no. 1 for Marimba and Symphony Orchestra (Koppel)
Concerto no. 2 for Marimba and Symphony Orchestra (Koppel)
Concerto no. 3 for Marimba and Symphony Orchestra (Koppel)
Concerto no. 4 for Marimba and Symphony Orchestra (Koppel)