related works
Huis – Clos : for piano / Nestor Taylor
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Piano
Scoring:
pf
Variaties : op een Nederlands volkslied, voor orkest en koor / Géza Frid
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra; Mixed choir and orchestra
Scoring:
(GK4 ad lib.) 3243 sax-a 4331 timp 3perc str
De varkenshoeder : ouverture / Nico Schuyt
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
2222 2200 str
Sinfonietta : per orchestra, 1945 / Jos van Amelsvoort
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
3333 4431 timp perc cel hp 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