Piano Concerto No. 3 (Williamson)
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The Piano Concerto No. 3 is a 32-minute concerto by the Australian-born composer Malcolm Williamson.
Commissioned by the Australian Broadcasting Commission, Williamson's third piano concerto was written in 1962 while the composer was living in East Sheen, London. The work is dedicated to the British pianist John Ogdon, who gave the world premiere of the work with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra under Joseph Post. The work appeared in a concert given by the BBC Concert Orchestra under conductor Christopher Austin, with Piers Lane as soloist, on 20 November 2001 to celebrate the composer's 70th birthday.[1]
Structure
The concerto is broken up into four separate movements, which are as follows:
- I. Allegro (Toccata)
- II. Allegretto (Scherzo)
- III. Molto largo e cantando
- IV. Ben Allegro[2]
