Concertino
for piano and strings (1983)

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Bracanin’s Concertino for Piano and Strings is a reworking into one continuous movement of his first piano concerto which is a three movement work scored for piano & symphony orchestra. The revision was undertaken as the result of a commission and although it does not contain the varied orchestral timbres of the original, it gains somewhat structurally from being a tighter work. The composer retained both cadenzas of the original, and begins and concludes the Concertino with material from the final movement of the version with orchestra. Pianist Pamela Page premiered the full concerto in 190 with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Vanco Cavdarski.

© 2001 Philip Bracanin