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- concerto for piano and orchestra
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- Duration:
- 28' 00"
- Instrumentation:
- (2)22(2)2(2)2(2);4200;timp,2perc;strs
- Contents:
- 1. The Coming of Existence; 2. The Coming of Life; 3. The Coming of Death
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Programme Note
A piano concerto in three movements. The work is based on the Maori creation legends. Each movement depicts a stage in this mythology – the coming of existence, the coming of life and the coming of death. Recorded by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra with pianist Michael Houstoun.
- Commissioned:
- Commissioned by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra for Michael Houstoun
- Difficulty:
- Advanced
- Dedication:
- To the composer's mother, Mary