Vito Palumbo, Concerto for accordion, strings and percussion. (2011)

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October 3, 2015, 23:14

I had already reported this composer, now I propose his Concerto for accordion, strings and percussion. World premiere: Bari, 06-05-2011, Teatro Petruzzelli. Francesco Palazzo, accordion; Orchestra del Teatro Petruzzelli di Bari, dir. Gianluca Martinenghi

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October 4, 2015, 10:31

A little comment. Compared to certain so-called "contemporary music" of today, made only of noises and sound effects that have nothing musical about them, this is a piece that is quite listenable and enjoyable. I would just like to make a small observation regarding orchestration (without claiming to teach anyone anything, heaven forbid...): an accordion is not a piano; unfortunately, against an entire orchestra (even if only strings and percussion), it inevitably succumbs, unless the orchestration is very "light" and leaves the appropriate space for the soloist. This does not mean that one cannot write pieces for a soloist with limited sonority and even a large orchestra, but the sonorities must be appropriately balanced, perhaps by returning to use the old scheme of alternation between "solo" and "tutti" (an example: Nino Rota's concerto for harp and orchestra).

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Gino