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Concerto
Classico (1962-1964)
This
webpage provides information about the André Tchaikowsky composition,
Concerto Classico (1962-1964), which is a concerto for orchestra and
violin. This includes text from the book, The Other Tchaikowsky -
A Biographical Sketch of André Tchaikowsky. This work has
never been performed.
From
the biography The
Other Tchaikowsky
The composing effort for the violin concerto started immediately after
André met Sylvia Rosenberg in Stockholm, in March 1962. By the
time of its completion in July 1964, André and Sylvia were the
best of friends and had even formed a piano-violin duo, giving concerts
and broadcasting on the BBC. André completed the full orchestration
of the concerto and also wrote a piano reduction. André and Sylvia
played through the work a number of times, making comments and a few
changes. Sylvia Rosenberg:
"We
did quite a bit together. We played in London, at least once or twice,
and did a lot with the BBC. We saw each other in Paris and I met André's
Aunt Mala. André was very busy with the violin concerto at
the time, and I was learning the Berg violin concerto. He was very
interested in the Berg harmonics, so I think some of these harmonics
are in the Concerto Classico!"
When the
friendship between André and Sylvia later became strained, the
concerto was put aside. Many years later, there was a complete reconciliation
and thoughts turned back to the concerto, but it was too late: André
died before any kind of performance could be scheduled. The Concerto
Classico has never been performed. The original manuscript is in the
Josef Weinberger archives, which was found after André death
at the bottom of a laundry basket at the home of Eve Harrison.
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