Piano concerto no.1 was composed 1997, commissioned by the
Swedish Chamber Orchestra which also premiered the concerto
with Mats Widlund, soloist and Petter Sundkvist conductor
in Örebro concert hall, 1998.
The form of the concerto is the classical in three
movements with the order of tempi of fast-slow-fast.
However, the first movement begins with a small concertino
part with the opposite order. It also introduces the
musical material to the concerto, based on layered fifths
which brings a certain lyrical timbre to the other
movements.
The concerto could be charaterized by its rythmical
vivacity, both in the solo as well in the orchestral parts.
There are also lyrical parts as in the second movement
where the piano outlines against a background of dark
timbres of the strings. The third movement is a rondo,
including a cadenza for the piano and timpani.
The music in this concerto is full of playfully fancies and
virtuosity.
Listen with sample from the
score