composer
Nestor Taylor was born to a very prominent Greek family, in Melbourne, Australia. He studied piano, harmony and counterpoint at the Athens Conservatory with George Diamantis and composer, Menelaos Pallantios.
related works
Children's Garden : for female choir and piano / Nestor Taylor; lyrics by R.L. Stevenson
Genre:
Vocal music
Subgenre:
Mixed choir and piano
Scoring:
GK pf
It comes from afar : for symphonic wind orchestra / Martijn Padding
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
picc 3fl(fl-a) 2ob eh 2fg cfg 4cl cl-b cl-cb sax-s 2sax-a 2sax-t sax-b 4h 4trp 4tmb(trb-b) 2tb-t 2tb-b 5perc db
Drie dansen : voor orkest / Herman Strategier
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
2222 4320 perc hp str
Requiem : (1946), orkest / Karel Mengelberg
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
2222 sax-a 4231 timp perc cel hp str
composition
Jigsaw : Fantasia Concertante for piano and orchestra / Nestor Taylor
Description:
‘Jigsaw’ is a short piano concerto in the form of a Konzertstück, originally intended as a birthday present for my friend and colleague, Christos Papageorgiou. It has a playful yet dynamic character and acts as a portrait in that it alludes to the different styles and moods that characterise Christos. The compositional ideas are an eclectic mix of original motifs and borrowed material, pieced together meticulously, as in a jigsaw puzzle. They consist mostly of very brief references to piano concertos such as Schostakovich’s 2nd concerto, Adinsell’s ‘Warshaw Concerto’, and Britten’s Op. 13 in the form of a few chords, a short bravura passage, or some figuration, or even just a texture, fleetingly appearing either in direct quotation or, in some cases, free association.
Nestor Taylor