The Concerto per Trombone e Orchestra in C was composed by

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composer

Nino Rota Giovanni "Nino" Rota Rinaldi (; ; 3 December 1911 – 10 April 1979) was an Italian composer, pianist, conductor and academic who is best known for his film scores, notably for the films of Federico Fellini and Luchino Visconti. He also composed ...

in 1966. The concerto is in three

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: #Allegro giusto #Lento, ben ritmato #Allegro moderato This concerto was given its premiere performance on March 6, 1969, at the Conservatorio di Musica "Giuseppe Verdi" in

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, by trombonist Bruno Ferrari (to whom the work is dedicated), with the

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conducted by

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. This piece is considered one of the important trombone concertos in the classical repertoire. A performance of the concerto usually lasts around 13 minutes.

Instrumentation

This score is written for solo trombone and orchestra, with the following instrumentation: *

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Recordings

with orchestra

* ''1988 International Competition for Musical Performers, Geneva'' (Musica Helvetica MH 72.2) - 1989 ** Jonas Bylund, trombone;

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; Joaquin da Silva Pereira, conductor. * ''All The Lonely People'' ( BIS-CD-568) - 1993 **

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, trombone; Tapiola Sinfonietta;

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, conductor. * ''Deutscher Musikwettbewerb - 2007 Award Winner'' ( Genuin Classics GEN 11188) - 2011 ** Frederic Belli, trombone;

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;

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, conductor. * ''Nino Rota: Concertos'' ( Chandos CHAN 9954) - 2002 ** Andrea Conti, trombone; I Virtuosi Italiani;

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, conductor. * ''Nino Rota: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2'' (

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4810394) - 2013 ** Giuliano Rizzotto, trombone;

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; Giuseppe Grazioli, conductor. * ''Nino Rota: La Strada; Concertos'' (

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ACD22294) - 2003 **

Alain Trudel Alain Trudel (born 13 June 1966) is a Canadian conductor, trombonist and composer. Biography Born in Montreal, Quebec, Trudel first became known to the public as a trombone soloist. He made his solo debut at the age of 18, with Charles Dutoit a ...

, trombone; Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal,

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Yannick Nézet-Séguin, CC (; born Yannick Séguin;David Patrick Stearns, "Nezet-Seguin signs Philadelphia Orchestra contract". ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', 19 June 2010. 6 March 1975) is a Canadian conductor and pianist. He is the music dir ...

, conductor. * ''Trombone Concertos'' (

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CD 9606) - 1996 ** Branimir Slokar, trombone;

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; Lior Shambadal, conductor.

with piano reduction

* ''Colors'' (Octavia Records Cryston OVCC-00137) - 2017 ** Kyoichiro Kori, trombone; Atsuko Kaminaga, piano.

References

External links

Discography of Classical Trombone CDs
Compositions by Nino Rota Rota, Nino 1966 compositions {{Concerto-stub