Fantasia bucolica
for Viola and Chamber Orchestra, op. 13f (1956)
Instrumentaion: 1.1.2.1-1.1.0.0-percussion, harp, strings
Duration: 6 Minutes
Publisher: Schott MusicScore and parts: hire material
Piano score: VAB 92 / ISMN: 979-0-001-16435-1
 |
|
| Piano score |
Score |
Video: Works by Hummel on youtube
Foreword (Schott music VAB 92)
The Fantasia bucolica for viola and chamber orchestra Op. 13f (original title: Fantasy in D) was composed in 1956 in response to a commission from the Kleines Unterhaltungsorchester Südwestfunk Baden-Baden and was featured in a recording produced for SWF in Freiburg in the same year, performed by this orchestra and the soloist Hans Hasselmann and conducted by Willi Stech.
The brief concert piece begins with a dreamy introduction by the solo viola which leads into a virtuoso central section before concluding with intimations of the initial section. A striking feature of the work is the diverse employment of the percussion section in the orchestral instrumentation.
(Translation: Lindsay Chalmers-Gerbracht)