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[calimac]

This was on the radio as I drove home from a concert a few days ago. I expect that my modernist-listening friends are going to hate this. But I thought it was very striking, especially the slow movement.

Georgs Pelēcis. Latvian composer, b. 1947. Not very much like Vasks. Piece: Concertino bianco for piano and orchestra. Alexei Lubimov, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, conductor Heinrich Schiff.

"Georgs Pelecis - Concertino bianco for piano and chamber orchestra in C major" (Watch on YouTube)

Comments

[cmcmck]

I may be somewhat'modernist listening' in part,but I like this too. I like piano works that don't try to make the instrument do more than it can and all too many do.

[sturgeonslawyer]

Listening to it now. Quite pretty, which is not my usual listening style, but I like it. The piano part makes me think minimalist but I'm not really sure I'm competent to judge that.