Harp Concerto (Glière)
Reinhold Glière wrote his Concerto for Harp and Orchestra in E-flat major, Op. 74, in 1938.
It lasts about 25 minutes and is in three movements:
- I. Allegro moderato in E-flat major
- II. Tema con variazioni in C-flat major[1]
- III. Allegro giocoso in E-flat major
Glière sought the technical advice of the harpist Ksenia Alexandrovna Erdely (1878-1971). She made so many suggestions that he offered to credit her as co-composer, but she declined. The work was published as the work of Glière as edited by Erdely.[2][3][4]
The music combines features that are redolent of both the Viennese classical style and Russian romantic nationalism.[1]
Recordings[]
The Harp Concerto in E-flat has been recorded a number of times:
- Osian Ellis, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge (1968)
- , , Boris Khaikin and Gennady Rozhdestvensky (1968)
- , Luxembourg Radio/Television Symphony Orchestra, Louis de Froment (1992)
- , City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox (1993)
- , New Symphony Orchestra, Rossen Milanov (2002)
- Emmanuel Ceysson, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Renes (2009)
- Claire Jones, English Chamber Orchestra, Paul Watkins (2010)[5]
- Beste Toparlak, Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Isin Metin (2014)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b Kamnirdratana, Phuttaraksa (December 2012). "Reinhold Gliere's Concerto for Harp and Orchestra in E-Flat Major Op.74: An Analysis and Performance Guide". Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - ^ Classical Archives
- ^ Naxos
- ^ "Ksenia Erdely International Harp Competition". Archived from the original on 2012-10-06. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
- ^ ArkivMusic
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Categories:
- Compositions by Reinhold Glière
- Harp concertos
- 1938 compositions
- Compositions in E-flat major