Prendendo Fuoco

Prendendo Fuoco

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Solo Piano and Orchestra
1(+picc)1(+EH)2(2=bcl)1 - 2111 - timp, perc (1) - piano solo - strings (min. 65442)
Alternate Title
Catching Fire
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Duration (min)
20
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Composer's Note:

The title "Prendendo Fuoco" refers to the arc of the piece itself, as a metaphor for the arc reflected so much in nature, and in the lives of individuals. The piece begins with a broad mystical "smoldering" musical fabric, that has a veiled and indistinct character, marked "with great calm." Gradually from this, the piano emerges with a strong "statement of purpose," with a lyrical "Ballad." This gives way to passages that "dance," with "sweeping energy" and "playfully." This gives way to a quiet reflective passage, which is really just the "Quiet before the storm." An "Incendiary" firestorm then follows, where things really do "catch fire." This single arc proceeds from quiet mystery to burning energy.

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Recording excerpts available here: https://on.soundcloud.com/rgarH

Prendendo Fuoco was performed in the solo version by pianist Niklas Sivelöv, at the Landmark Theater in Prot Washington, NY on Sunday May 22, 2023 and then in the version with full orchestra at Miller Theater, with the League ISCM Orchestra, conducted by Edward Smaldone. Audio excerpts are from the Miller Theater performance.

First Perfomance
League/ISCM Orchestra, Miller Theater at Columbia University, May 22, 2023.
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Text Language - Non English

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Ensemble Type
solo instrument(s) featured+large ens or orch concertos
concerto
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Instrument
piano
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