related works
Red, white and blues : Dutch new blues pieces, for piano, 1996-2006, Volume 1
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Piano
Scoring:
pf
Concerto for piano and orchestra : 1994, revision 1996 / Rudi M. van Dijk
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Piano and orchestra
Scoring:
pic fl fl(fl-a) ob ob(eh) 2cl cl-b 2fg cfg 4h 3trp 2trb trb-b tb timp 6-7perc hp str pf-solo
Tarantula : a dance, 2008 / Jochem Slothouwer
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Piano and orchestra
Scoring:
hp perc str pf-solo
Second Concerto : for piano and orchestra / Robert Groslot
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Piano and orchestra
Scoring:
3222 2231 Perc(3) Harp Strings
composition
Piano Concerto No. 2 'Sky Falling' : for piano and orchestra / JacobTV - Jacob Ter Veldhuis
Other authors:
Veldhuis, Jacob ter
(Composer)
Description:
Nowadays the most obvious certainties of yesteryear are at stake. During the worldwide financial collapse of 2008, I heard a reporter on Wall Street say that ‘the sky isn’t falling’. The image of a falling sky was an inspiring metaphor during the composition process.
Listening to a symphony orchestra is often a nostalgic experience for me, because most of the repertoire dates from long ago and the orchestra itself hasn’t changed much in 200 years. So I try not to force the orchestra into something it is not. In my opinion, a symphony orchestra is a beautiful coach, not a car.
My second piano concerto may sound neo-classical, but it was also influenced by the blues, like the Hoochie Coochie Man groove in the first tutti. And then there are the perpetuum structures of bouncing second intervals. The recording of the premiere was released on JacobTV – The Complete Piano Solo Music, Brilliant Classics.