TRITTICO by Václav Nelhýbel (Czech Republic, 1919-1996)
Markus Mauderer2022-06-26T22:29:02+02:00#153– June 27, 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nepvFRZwS_s Trittico, by Czech composer and conductor Václav Nelhýbel is our Composition of the Week. Trittico was composed in 1963 for Dr. William D. Revelli who gave the first performance of the work in the spring of 1964, in Ann Arbor, with the Symphonic Band of the University of Michigan. It has a duration of around 10 minutes, and it is structured in three movements. I. Allegro Maestoso II. Adagio III. Allegro Marcato The first and third movements are, in several ways, related to one another: their character is brilliantly forward moving and energetic; the main theme [...]