CONCIERTO PARA VIOLÍN Y 18 INSTRUMENTOS by José María Castro (Argentina, 1892 – 1964)
Markus Mauderer2023-05-28T18:48:23+02:00#201– May 29, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXk24Yb5uKQ Concierto para violín y 18 instrumentos, by Argentinian composer, conductor and cellist José María Castro is our Composition of the Week. The concerto was written in 1953 and commissioned by the “Asociación Amigos de la Música” from Buenos Aires. It was premiered by the association’s orchestra on July 6, 1954, with Ljerko Spiller as soloist and Jean Martinon conducting. Castro writes in a neoclassical style, and composes the concerto in three movements, using the current Fast-Slow-Fast structure. The piece has a duration of 23 minutes, and it is scored with the following instrumentation: Solo Violin.2.2.2.2/2.2.0.0.Cello (3). [...]