Morton Gould composed his Viola Concerto in 1943. The composition had to wait for nearly a decade for its premiere, in a 1952 studio recording with Milton Katims and the NBC Symphony.[1] It didn't receive its public premiere until 1983, when it was performed by Robert Glazer and the Louisville Orchestra led by Lawrence Leighton Smith.[2]
The concerto lasts approximately 30 minutes and consists of three movements chained without a break. It is a lyrical composition with a distinct American character ending in a hoedown dance:
- Moderately fast with rhapsodic vigor and drive —
- Slowly with lyrical dignity — Cadenza —
- Dance (fast, with lusty verve and gusto)
References edit
- ^ Milton Katims obituary in The New York Times, 02/03/06
- ^ Composition profile by Joseph Stevenson in allmusic.com
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