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Baksa Andreas
Adler, Samuel
Andersen, Joachim
Auric, Georges
Baksa, Andreas
Beaser, Robert
Benshoof, Ken
Boisson, Felix
Bonnisseau, Frédéric
Chamberlain, Nicole
Damase, Jean-Michel
Daugherty, Michael
Dehnhard, Tilmann
Donatoni, Franco
Dorff, Daniel
Harberg, Amanda
Huylebroeck, Jan
Jacob, Gordon
Janáček, Leoš
Koechlin, Charles
Krek, Uroš
Lavista, Mario
Liebermann, Lowell
Loeb, David
Mălăncioiu, Gabriel
Martinů, Bohuslav
Meltzer, Harold
Morlacchi, Pietro
Mower, Mike
Musgrave, Thea
Papandopulo, Boris
Persichetti, Vincent
Poulenc, Francis
Reichert, Matthieu Andre
Rotaru, Doina
Schocker, Gary
Silva, Pattápio
Smith, Matt
Vivaldi, Antonio
Wilder, Alec
Yun, Isang
Grande Concerto Piccolo, Op. 54
Grande Concerto Piccolo, Op. 54
Andreas Baksa: Grande Concerto Piccolo, Op. 54 was written in 2012, the time when Andreas Baksa was in the final stage of a long and prolific career in Austria, where he had lived since emigrating from Romania in 1975.
The Grande Concerto Piccolo was written as part of a series of late-career works for woodwinds. During this time, he was actively writing "freely" for instruments that typically had smaller solo repertoires, including concertos for bassoon and harp, and sonatas for cor anglais and piccolo.
In 2015, in his final months, he was still active enough to attend a 2015 recording session of the Grande Concerto Piccolo (performed then with a piano reduction) by Italian virtuoso Francesco Viola, where Baksa personally discussed and approved the interpretation.
Salvatore Percacciolo (conductor), Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra, 2023, Naxos
1. Allegro, brillante e energico
Salvatore Percacciolo (conductor), Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra, 2023, Naxos
2. Molto adagio
Salvatore Percacciolo (conductor), Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra, 2023, Naxos
3. Allegro vivace
Baksa Andreas
Andreas Baksa (1950–2015) was a Romanian-Austrian composer.
Born in Kronstadt (Brașov), Romania, he studied composition with István Nagy at the Music Academy in Cluj (Klausenburg).
After a brief tenure as a violinist in the Cluj State Opera Orchestra, he emigrated to Austria in 1975.
For decades, he was a first violinist in the Tonkünstler Orchestra of Lower Austria.
In 1983, he founded the Symphonic Orchestra of Gänserndorf. From 1995, he served as the artistic director of the International Rába Festival in Hungary.
Andreas Baksa’s compositional style is defined by a solidly crafted neo-Romanticism. His writing often features a "songful" nature and extended, bittersweet melodies. His proximity to the Hungarian border is reflected in a "cross-country" musical style that blends Eastern European atmosphere with traditional Western forms.