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Performed by:
Hannes Minnaar (Piano with Luthéal preparation by Evert Snel)
Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, conducted by Karina Canellakis

Commissioned by NTR Zaterdagmatinee
Recording by NPO Klassiek https://tinyurl.com/bdhyzjyv
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Programme note:
CONCERTO NO.7 - for Luthéal and Orchestra

On beauty and corruption. Commissioned by NTR Zaterdagmatinee, composed for Hannes Minnaar and the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, conducted by Karina Canellakis.

The Luthéal is a very peculiar instrument. In a sense it is an extension of the Piano with three extra colourful registers: a 'harpsichord' a 'lute' and a 'cimbalom'. In four movements this piece demonstrates the different sound worlds that the Luthéal can create in a heated dialogue with the Orchestra and explores the unknown grounds between beauty and corruption, or even the beauty of corruption, as not only the sounds of the piano are manipulated, but also the different musical styles this concerto is referring to.

The fourth movement, the finale, is a Gigue in B-flat major. The Lutheal and the Orchestra are sounding in perfect tonal harmony in a style that references Mozart or even Bach. However, the Gigue dance gradually leads again to more intense musical territories, and more dissonant harmonies. Crooked accents and obtrusive clusters start to appear, leading to a blasting finale with an ironic twist.