George Gershwin
Three Preludes
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Year of arrangement: 2022 Composer: George Gershwin (1898–1937) Instrumentation: 2 2 2 2 – 4 2 3 1 – tmp+3, hp, str + solo accordion Duration: 10min Commissioned by: Ksenija Sidorova First performance: Ksenija Sidorova/Paavo Järvi/ESNO, December 2022 Version 2 Year of arrangement: 2024 Instrumentation: 1 1 1 1 – 2 1 0 0 – 1perc – str + solo accordion Commissioned by: London Chamber Orchestra (1st Prelude Only) & Ksenija Sidorova Version 3 Year of arrangement: 2022 Instrumentation: str + solo accordion Version 4 Year of arrangement: 2024 Instrumentation: 2 2 2 2 – 2 2 0 0 – 2perc, hp, str Sample Score/Part
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"I love working with George! Aside of being a wonderful person, he is an extremely professional arranger, composer and musician! Accordion can be a challenging instrument to write for, especially in piece with orchestra, as there is a danger of "blending in" with sounds of other instruments- but every time George's writing made it stand out and he was so careful about the textures and dynamics!" Ksenija Sidorova
This arrangement started life as a commission for a new arrangement of Gershwin's Prelude No. 1 (originally for Piano) for solo accordion and chamber orchestra to celebrate London Chamber Orchestra's centenary. This short orchestration proved so successful that Ksenija Sidorova commissioned the full set of Three Preludes for a performance with the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra and Paavo Järvi as part of the conductor's 60th birthday celebrations in December 2022.
The arrangement, which is a showcase for solo accordion, is available in various orchestrations (including full symphony orchestra, chamber orchestra, chamber ensemble and strings only). Please do be in touch for information on tailoring this arrangement to a non-listed orchestration. VideosVersion 1
Ksenija Sidorova/Paavo Järvi/ESNO, December 2022 Version 4
Ksenija Sidorova/Georg Köhler/Turku Philharmonic Version 2
Ksenija Sidorova/Christopher Warren–Green/London Chamber Orchestra, May 2021 | ||