related works
Jigsaw : Fantasia Concertante for piano and orchestra / Nestor Taylor
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
pf-solo 2fl(picc) 2ob 2cl 2fg 4h 2tpt 3trb tb timp 4perc 2hp str
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
3333 4331 timp 2perc str
Overture : for orchestra / Mateo Soto
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
2fl 2ob 2cl 2fg 4h 2tpt 2trb trb-b tmp 3perc str
Cycle of Jewish Songs : for symphony orchestra / Benjamin Ashkenazy
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
2fl 2ob 2cl 2fg 3h 3trp 3trb perc pf str
composition
Jigsaw : Fantasia Concertante for piano and orchestra / Nestor Taylor
Other authors:
Taylor, Nestor
(Composer)
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