compositions

Concerto Fantasy for two Timpanists and Orchestra

2000

27′

Music by Philip Glass

CAST:
Pic, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, Clarinet in E, 2 Clarinets in B, Bass Clarinet in B, 2 Bassoons, 4 French Horns in F, 3 Trumpets in B, 2 Trombones, Tuba, 2 solo Timpanis, Violins, Violas, Violincelli, Double Basses, Harp, Piano, Xylo, Glock.,Snare Dr., Tenor Dr, Bass Dr, Triangle, Chimes, wood blocks, Tambourine, Cymbal, Susp. Cymbal, Tom Toms, Tam-Tam (large), Marimba, Vibes

COMMISSION:
For the Timpanist Johnathan Haas by: The American Symphony Orchestra, Leon Botstein: Music Director The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Andreas Delfs: Music Director The Peabody Symphony Orchestra, Hajime Teri Murai: Music Director The Phoenix Symphony, Hermann Michael: Music Director The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Hans Vonk: Music Director

PREMIERE:
November 19, 2000 in Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center in New York (U.S.A.) by Jonathan Haas and Svetoslav Stoyanovby with the American Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leon Botstein.

NOTES:
Jonathan Haas approached me almost ten years ago with an invitation to write a Timpani Concerto for him. It seemed we were in agreement to begin our project when a series of operas and symphonic commissions led to a series of postponements. Now, years later, the work is finally completed, a three movement concerto with cadenza. It has also grown into a “double” concerto requiring two timpanists playing a total of nine timpani between them.

— Philip Glass

PUBLISHER:
Dunvagen Music Publishers

AVAILABLE SCORES
Concerto Fantasy for Two Timpanists and Orchestra at Wise Music Classical

RELATED RECORDINGS
The Concerto Project Vol. I on Orange Mountain Music

CATEGORIES
Concerto