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Trombone concerto

Concerto for trombone and orchestra (1953)

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Michał Mazurkiewicz - trombone, Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Tomasz Bugaj, Katowice 1995

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Michał Mazurkiewicz - trombone, Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Tomasz Bugaj, Katowice 1995

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Michał Mazurkiewicz - trombone, Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Tomasz Bugaj, Katowice 1995

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Michał Mazurkiewicz - trombone, Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Tomasz Bugaj, Katowice 1995

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Concerto for trombone and orchestra
Concerto for trombone and orchestra
Concerto for trombone and orchestra

Concerto for trombone and orchestra
Concerto for trombone and orchestra

The concerto was premiered by Juliusz Petrachowicz and the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra under Witold Rowicki on 18 December 1954. Part one (Lento espressivo, molto rubato – Allegro) is a sonata allegro preceded by a slow introduction – highly virtuoso show of trombone playing interspersed with striking “entries” of the orchestra. Part two – Largo, molto cantabile –is, as Tadeusz A. Zieliński writes, “in fact one of the most expressive and exalted” of all Serocki’s early works. The trombone melody here has a great, romantic expressive power. Part three (Allegro grazioso) is a scherzo-like fragment and introduces new qualities – lightness and playfulness. The finale – Allegro

The work is Kazimierz Serocki’s valuable contribution to the trombone literature, still popular with performers and often played during various competitions.

 

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  • Tadeusz A. Zieliński,O twórczości Kazimierza Serockiego [On Kazimierz Serocki’s Oeuvre , Kraków 1985

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Sheet music available from: PWM