related works
The Path of the Archangel : Elegy for strings / Nestor Taylor
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
String orchestra
Scoring:
str
Serenata Festiva : voor symfonieorkest / Piet Kingma
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Third Symphony : Part One / Hanna Kulenty
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
picc 3fl 3ob 3cl 2fg fg-b 3trp 4h 2trb tb 4timp 2perc str
Maria Louise in het Princessehof : for orchestra / Max Knigge
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
fl/picc ob 2cl fg h 2tpt trb 2perc 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