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Arvo Pärt : Pro et Contra, Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra


Work Notes Available in the USA and Canada only
Publisher
Hans Sikorski
Category Soloist(s) and Orchestra
Year Composed
1966
Duration 9 Minutes
Solo Instrument(s)
Cello
Orchestration 111.asx.1/1110/timp.perc.vib.mbaphone/hp.pf/str
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  • Pärt's PRO ET CONTRA, from 1966...is disputatious and funny. The solos...make the cello a percussion instrument with their vivid slaps and twangs; they also provide a playground for virtuoso drama. Short phrases, one very different from the last, bounce around the small orchestra, creating a kind of contentious yet good-natured town meeting.
    Bernard Holland, The New York Times

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