Violin Concerto 'Concentric Paths'

Thomas Adès

ISBN 10: 0571541887 / ISBN 13: 9780571541881

Published by Faber Music Ltd, GB, 2023

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Thomas Adès's Violin Concerto 'Concentric Paths', written in 2005, is one of the most important additions to the violin concerto repertoire since Ligeti's. Cast in three contrasting movements - each linked by a preoccupation with circling musical figures - the concerto, subtitled 'Concentric Paths' now occupies a place in standard repertoire. Two lithe, rhythmically driven movements - Rings and Rounds - bookend Paths, an intensely emotional and gritty exploration of passacaglia-like sequences, which peaks in a lyrical outpouring of exceptional beauty.'In just 20 minutes, this three-movement piece does something magical. The way it swirls ethereally in the first movement, exerts a tragic and vice-like grip in the chaconne-like second part and finally propels you into the uninhibited flight of the finale is like being spun into an infinite space.' The Guardian (Tom Service).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Violin Concerto 'Concentric Paths'
• Publisher: Faber Music Ltd, GB
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0571541887
• ISBN 13: 9780571541881
• Binding: Sheet Music
• Condition: New
• Weight: 244 grams

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Thomas Adès's Violin Concerto Concentric Paths, written in 2005, is one of the most important additions to the violin concerto repertoire since Ligeti's. Cast in three contrasting movements—each linked by a preoccupation with circling musical figures— the concerto, subtitled Concentric Paths now occupies a place in standard repertoire. Two lithe, rhythmically driven movements, Rings" and "Rounds" bookend "Paths," an intensely emotional and gritty exploration of passacaglia-like sequences, which peaks in a lyrical outpouring of exceptional beauty. This is the violin part and piano reduction.

"In just 20 minutes, this three-movement piece does something magical. The way it swirls ethereally in the first movement, exerts a tragic and vice-like grip in the chaconne-like second part and finally propels you into the uninhibited flight of the finale is like being spun into an infinite space."
The Guardian (Tom Service)"