related works
Eleni : A Lyric Opera in Two Acts / Nestor Taylor; libretto by Fergus Currie
Genre:
Opera, musical theatre
Subgenre:
Opera
Scoring:
zang GK KK 2fl(picc) 2ob eh 2cl cl-b 2fg 4h 4tpt 3trb tb-cb timp 3perc hp str
Concerto : per orchestra, 1982 / Henk Badings
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
2fl fl(pic) 2ob eh 3cl cl-b 2fg cfg sax-a 4h 3trp 3 trb tb timp 4perc hp str
Tango waltz : = Scherzo da ballo, for orchestra, 2003 / Diderik Wagenaar
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
4454 6441 timp 2perc cel 2hp pf str
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Orchestra
Scoring:
0000 1120 str / 0000 sax-a 1020 str
composition
Jigsaw : Fantasia Concertante for piano and orchestra / Nestor Taylor
Author(s):
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