Vibraphone (solo), 1 flute, 1 oboe, 1 cor anglais, 1 clarinet (Bb), 1 saxophone (tenor), 2 bassoons, 2 horns (F), percussion, stringed instruments (18-16-14-12-10)
(1st = 12:00 [without improvisation/cadence]; 2nd = 8:30; 3rd = 7:00)
»» see also: the concertos for trombone or saxophone: op. 25 or op. 28
1st: Nostalgic reminiscences: Allegro moderato
Note on the 1st movement: the music plays with the typical and familiar motifs and phrases of the "classical" sonata form, as can be found or heard everywhere in most concertos from Haydn to Mozart to Beethoven and - to some extent - still in Schubert.
2nd: Ballad for MdCL: Andante drammatico
3rd: Song for a lady: Allegro ritmico
Note on the 3rd movement: an impetuous finale in 5/8 time with two improvisation passages for the vibraphonist over an orchestral "groove/riff". A passage in 7/8 time from the third movement of my Concerto for trombone and orchestra, op.25, appears as an original quotation.
● warmly dedicated to Maria da Conceição Lucas
● AlexiSongs (»» extract from: score)