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Cello Concerto, Op. 22
Work Information

Cello Concerto

Concerto pour violoncelle et orchestre (1963)

Catalogue No.: YSC60

Status: Completed

Opus: 22

Genre: Concerto

Creative Timeline: Second Period

Dedication:

"à Manos Hadjidakis"

Number of Movements: 3

Movement Titles:

  1. Moderato – Allegro
  2. Molto adagio
  3. Allegretto mosso

Instrumentation:

2222-2210, Harp, Celesta, Piano, Timpani, Percussion (2 Performers: Snare Drum, Cymbals, Bass Drum, Clapper, Xylophone, Glockenspiel, Triangle, Tam-Tam), Strings, Solo Cello

Written in: Athens

Date: March 9, 1963

Duration: 00:25:00

Sicilianos Archive Files
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Full Score

Digital scan of the full score.

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Harp Part

Digital scan of the Harp part.

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Horn in F I Part

Digital scan of the Horn in F I part.

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Horn in F II Part

Digital scan of the Horn in F II part.

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Oboe I Part

Digital scan of the Oboe I part.

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Oboe II Part

Digital scan of the Oboe II part.

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Percussion I Part

Digital scan of the Percussion I part.

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Percussion II Part

Digital scan of the Percussion II part.

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Piano Part

Digital scan of the Piano part.

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Solo Cello Part

Digital scan of the Solo Cello part.

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Timpani Part

Digital scan of the Timpani part.

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Trombone Part

Digital scan of the Trombone part.

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Trumpet I Part

Digital scan of the Trumpet I part.

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Trumpet II Part

Digital scan of the Trumpet II part.

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Viola Part

Digital scan of the Viola part.

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Violin I Part

Digital scan of the Violin I part.

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Violin II Part

Digital scan of the Violin II part.

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Bassoon I Part

Digital scan of the Bassoon I part.

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Bassoon II Part

Digital scan of the Bassoon II part.

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Celesta Part

Digital scan of the Celesta part.

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Cello Part

Digital scan of the Cello part.

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Clarinet I Part

Digital scan of the Clarinet I part.

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Clarinet II Part

Digital scan of the Clarinet II part.

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Double Bass Part

Digital scan of the Double Bass part.

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Flute I Part

Digital scan of the Flute I part.

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Flute II Part

Digital scan of the Flute II part.

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Sketch Material

Scan of the sketch material.

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Cello Concerto, Op. 22
Full Score

Scan of the full score.

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Piano Reduction Score

Scan of the piano reduction score.

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Texts
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Text Page
1
My Music of the Last Fifteen Years (1952-1967)
Lecture
1967
Greek
2
Interview with Andreas Deligiannis
Interview
1968
Greek
3
A Conversation with Kornilios Diamantopoulos and Konstantinos Lygnos
Interview
2004
Greek
Performances
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1
August 16, 1965
Odeon of Herodes Atticus
Athens
Greece
Athens Festival
Athens Festival
Manos Hadjidakis (conductor), Giannis Chronopoulos (cello)
Athens Experimental Orchestra
Cello Concerto Op. 22
2
August 23, 1965
Dassous Theatre
Thessaloniki
Greece
N/A
N/A
Manos Hadjidakis (conductor), Giannis Chronopoulos (cello)
Athens Experimental Orchestra
Cello Concerto Op. 22
3
August 24, 1965
Ancient Theatre of Demetrias
Volos
Greece
N/A
N/A
Manos Hadjidakis (conductor), Giannis Chronopoulos (cello)
Athens Experimental Orchestra
Cello Concerto Op. 22
4
August 26, 1965
Patras
Greece
N/A
N/A
Manos Hadjidakis (conductor), Giannis Chronopoulos (cello)
Athens Experimental Orchestra
Cello Concerto Op. 22
5
August 30, 1965
Island of Rhodes
Greece
N/A
N/A
Manos Hadjidakis (conductor), Giannis Chronopoulos (cello)
Athens Experimental Orchestra
Cello Concerto Op. 22
6
May 15, 1970
Geneva
Switzerland
N/A
N/A
Samuel Baud-Bovy (conductor), Frank Dunand (cello)
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Cello Concerto Op. 22
Performers
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Profile
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Frank Dunand
Cellist
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Giannis Chronopoulos
Cellist
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Manos Hadjidakis
Conductor, Composer
Athens Experimental Orchestra, Orchestra of Colours
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Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Orchestra
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Samuel Baud-Bovy
Conductor
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
References
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  2. Anastasios Rupert Arthur Mavroudis, Sicilianos, The Greek Modernist: Performing Selected Chamber Works and Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 51 (Athens: Benaki Museum, 2020), 247, 269
  3. Yorgos Sicilianos, On Music [Για τη Μουσική], ed. Elly Yotopoulou-Sicilianou, foreword by Elly Yotopoulou-Sicilianou (Athens: Benaki Museum, Hellenic Music Centre, 2011), 147, 198, 283, 323, 324
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  5. Kostas Chardas, Giorgos Demertzis, Charis Dimaras, Nikos Maliaras, Giorgos Sakallieros, Nikos B. Tsouchlos, Markos Tsetsos, and Panos Vlagopoulos. Yorgos Sicilianos 1920-2005 - Anniversary Tribute [Γιωργος Σισιλιανος 1920-2005 Επετειακο αφιερωμα]. Edited by Stephania Merakos and Valia Vraka. (Athens: Friends of Music Association, 2016), 112, 116