Persichetti: 3 Toccatinas, Op. 142

Description

• Composer: Vincent Persichetti (1915-1987)
• Instrumentation: Piano
• Work: 3 Toccatinas, Op. 142
• Binding:
• ISBN: 9781491108598
• Size: 8.9 x 12.0 inches
• Pages: 18

Description

A dazzling showpiece for the advanced pianist, commissioned especially by the University of Maryland as a contest work for the 1980 International Piano Festival and Competition. The three short movements of Persichetti’s 142nd opus–Ben articulato, Grazioso and Caloroso–present quite a challenge to the pianist’s dexterity, but the results are very effective, and very gratifying. The three pieces provide an absorbing keyboard spectacle, ranging from the lightning-quick percussive passages of the first Toccatina, to the delcate, spectral, harpsichord-like scales and arpeggios of the final Toccatina.