Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Op. 82

This is the Full Score of Philip Glass's wonderful Violin Concerto No.2 'American Four Seasons' arranged for Violin and Orchestra. The piece was commissioned by Toronto SymphonyOrchestra and London Philharmonic Orchestra among others the world premiere was held in Toronto on December 9th 2009 conducted by Peter Oundjian. At this premiere the violinist was Robert McDuffie for whomthe Concerto was composed. During the summer and autumn of 2009 Glass composed this work after many years of exchanges with McDuffie. His idea of creating a work that would be influenced by and an accompaniment toVivaldi's 'The Four Seasons'. Interestingly Glass has provided no indication in the score of where each season falls making it open for interpretation by the performers or the audience.

RV580-Performed by Bojidara Kouzmanova violinAccompaniment: Tempi Concertati Chamber OrchestraConductor: Nayden TodorovThis wonderful and unique Baroque concerto features four magnificent violin parts withstring orchestra. A masterpiece in Vivaldi's oeuvre and a great learning tool as each of the four violin solo parts is of varying difficulty. You pick the part that's right for you and we supply the rest. We've even included aversion minus all violins so you can get together with a group and make great music! Tremendous fun with a sumptuously beautiful classic! This deluxe 2CD set includes a slow-tempo practice version of each accompaniment to help youget up to speed. Includes a newly-engraved edition of the concerto on high-quality ivory paper edited by Ms. Kouzmanova; and a digital stereo compact disc featuring a complete performance of the concerto with orchestra and allsoloists; then an additional performance minus you the soloist for each of the four violin solo parts as well as a bonus version minus all violins. Contains a second compact disc featuring -20% reduced-tempo versions of eachaccompaniment for practice purposes.