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Concertino for Harpsichord and String Orchestra (Leigh)

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is a -like movement, in ABA form. The ten-bar theme stated by the soloist is repeated by the orchestra. In the B section, elements from the first theme are reassembled into new motives. The first theme is shared between
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has occasionally replaced harpsichord in performance, owing to the relative obscurity of the harpsichord at the time of composition, and the economic demands of publishing.
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In the first movement, a lively dialogue between soloist and orchestra culminates in a barred
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for the harpsichord, followed by a repeat of the opening statement. The
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on EMI; Anna Paradiso on Barn Cottage Records (2012). A 1940s English
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on its return, with the harpsichord playing accompanying
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harpsichord
concerto
English
Walter Leigh
Elizabeth Poston
cadenza
cellos
violins
arpeggios
Piano
Trevor Pinnock
George Malcolm
Colin Tilney
Neville Dilkes
Decca Records
Kathleen Long
compact disc
Oxford University Press
Culot, Hubert, Review of Walter Leigh: Complete Chamber Works (Dutton Epoch CDLX 7143) on MusicWeb International, accessed August 31, 2009
Categories
Concertinos
Harpsichord concertos
20th-century classical music
1934 compositions
Compositions by Walter Leigh

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