The Concerto for Piano and Orchestra is a work by Nigel Hess, first performed in 2007. It was commissioned by HRH Charles, Prince of Wales, in memory of his late grandmother Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.[1] Prior to this, Hess was best known as a composer of film and television scores.[2]
The concerto was first performed by Lang Lang, who also recorded the work, in July 2007, at a concert at The Church of St James the Great, Castle Acre, Norfolk, organised by the charity Music in Country Churches.[3][4] It was nominated for a Classical Brit Award. It entered the Classic FM Top 300 in 2008 and fell out of the chart in 2011, returning in 2012 at no. 221.[5]
Movements edit
- The Smile
- The Love
- The Duty
References edit
- ^ Classic FM: Nigel Hess
- ^ Faber Music: Composers
- ^ Classics Online
- ^ The Prince of Wales official website
- ^ "Classic FM Hall of Fame 2012 #retrieved 8 April 2012)". Archived from the original on 10 April 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
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