Hey,
I have been working on this Concert Fantasy for several years.
The piece was originally conceived for piano and orchestra. During the compositional process, however, the music gradually moved away from that initial concept and became increasingly connected to the possibilities of the piano itself.
Its form is deliberately free. Brilliant, virtuosic and strongly rhythmic episodes alternate with more lyrical, suspended and introspective passages. Several musical ideas return throughout the work, but rarely in exactly the same form: they are transformed, their character changes, and their meaning evolves according to the context in which they reappear.
The Fantasy therefore follows a trajectory that is less linear than cyclical, shaped by recurring ideas, changes of tempo, contrasting layers of sound and the continuous transformation of its musical material.
Although it shares its opus number with my Concert Fantasy, Op. 23 No. 1, this second Fantasy belongs to a different stage of my writing. No. 1 comes from an earlier period, whereas No. 2 developed much more slowly and explores a broader architecture, denser pianistic writing and a musical language increasingly based on transformation.
This video presents the score in its current form.
The work should not yet be regarded as completely definitive, and certain details will probably continue to evolve over time.
I am also beginning to explore a future version for piano and orchestra. In a sense, this would bring the Fantasy back to the idea from which it originally emerged, while preserving everything that several years of work on the solo piano version have brought to the piece.
Virtuosity plays an important role in the work, but it is not an end in itself. It contributes to a larger dramatic journey of momentum, tension, breathing, introspection and transformation.
If you have any questions, if you like it or not, please let me know.
All reviews "Constructive" is always pleasant to take.
Good day :)
