Naughty Limericks Rodion Shchedrin / Arr. Christiaan Janssen

Titel / Title: Naughty Limericks - Concerto For Orchestra No. 1
Herausgeber / Publisher: Baton Music
Instrumentation: Concert Band
Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen

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Titel / Title: Naughty Limericks
Untertitel / Subtitle: Concerto for Orchestra nr. 1
Herausgeber / Publisher: Baton Music
Instrumentation: concert band
Produkttyp / Product: Partitur + Stimmen
Serie / Series: Baton Music orchestral series
Concerto for Orchestra nr. 1

The Naughty Limericks (Concerto for Orchestra No. 1) from Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin creates striking impressions. This one-movement piece is not a Concerto in the Bartokian sense. Naughty Limericks lives up to its title, with a scampering pace and satirical harmonies strongly reminiscent of Shostakovich in his ironic mode, and to a lesser extent of Prokofiev. 'Naughty Limericks' is an imprecise translation of Shchedrin's title - but it captures the concerto irreverent zest. It's a brilliantly composed work which is well worth of concert exposure.