Bohuslav Martinů - Harpsichord Concerto

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Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959)
Harpsichord Concerto, H.246 (1935)
I. Poco allegro [0:00]
II. Adagio [06:22]
III. Allegretto [10:59]
Audio from: • Bohuslav Martinů Harps...
Score from: imslp.org/wiki/Harpsichord_Co...)

[@FiveSharps]

We had this piece scheduled for a concert last week. Sadly, it got cancelled due to the quarantine. A shame really, it's a beautiful piece. Cheers from Brazil.

[@sohankalirai8769]

oh yes.... I love the way martinu has this way of just hitting the spot

[@heifetz14]

The piano cadence at 3 bars before figure 2 in the slow mvt. The Martinu cadence. Amazing.

[@rbbonotto]

I love Martinu, but it's funny that even in a harpsichord concerto, he can't do without his piano-as-percussion.

[@markmarshall6448]

Ha, fun comment! But I kind of like it when composers treat the piano as a part of the normal symphony orchestra.

[@sbareg]

@@markmarshall6448 indeed, me too ^^ it's quite similar with the continuo in baroque ensembles, with the exception that continuo was encouraged to improvise and tastefully add ornaments over the written harmonic progression. A bit like jazz in fact

[@heron6462]

@@markmarshall6448 Stravinsky uses it brilliantly in his Symphony in Three Movements: ruclips.net/video/FB-NzpYwC3Y/видео.html

[@placeholdier]

@@markmarshall6448 I know right? Everytime I look at a symphonic work I want to look if they have piano as a percussion part and percussion instruments that are besides the standard. Ever since listening to stravinsky petrushka I have never been able to go back the rabbit hole

[@janosvajda7554]

A masterpiece with pioneering in minimal music and beatiful performance

[@Philhamm]

The magical last few minutes of the Adagio remind of the way Michael Nyman and Philip Glass would fold the Baroque/ Classical soundworld into minimalism decades later. Great stuff!

[@mrtchaikovsky]

Martinu is always a delight!

[@extremeflext]

love this - so original!!