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Nino Rota's Concerto in Fa and Andante sostenuto at the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra

Nov. 01, 2016

Nino Rota's <em>Concerto in Fa</em> and <em>Andante sostenuto</em> at the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra

The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra performs two lesser known works by Italian composer Nino Rota this season: the Concerto in Fa (“Concerto Festivo”) for orchestra, and his Andante sostenuto, an imagined “middle movement” to Mozart’s Horn Concerto in D major, K.142 for horn and orchestra. William Eddins leads the orchestra in Concerto in Fa on November 12, and Robert Bernhardt conducts Andante sostenuto with soloist Allene Hackleman on April 20, both at the Winspear Centre in Edmonton, Alberta.

Rota’s Concerto in Fa, in five short movements, was composed between 1958 and 1961 and received its premiere in Rome in 1962. The work is prime evidence of Rota’s signature melodic excellence, adhering to a distinguished tonal language completely his own. His Andante sostenuto exemplifies Rota’s skill as an imitator of musical styles, which he composed as a bridge linking the Allegro and Rondo movements of Mozart’s Horn Concerto in D major, a central movement not present in the original piece.

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Nino Rota
Concerto in Fa (1958-1961)
concerto festivo per orchestra
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19’ 

Andante sostenuto (1958-1959)
for the Concerto for Horn and Orchestra in D major K. 412 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
for horn and orchestra
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5’

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