{"product_id":"james-macmillan-violin-concerto-no-2-for-violin-piano-62-pages-published-by-boosey-hawkes","title":"James MacMillan - Violin Concerto No. 2 for Violin\/Piano, 62 Pages, Published by Boosey \u0026 Hawkes","description":"\u003cp\u003eComposed in 2021 and dedicated to the soloist Nicola Benedetti, this work was written as a memorial tribute to the Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki, who died the previous year and was a major musical influence on the composer, particularly during his formative creative years. MacMillan writes, \"One of the co-commissioners for Violin Concerto no 2 was Polish and I was keen that there be some acknowledgment of the late Penderecki in some way in the new work. I was happy to oblige with a dedication to a composer I have greatly admired from an early age.\" He describes creating a new work for Nicola Benedetti: \"I've worked with Nicola on her recording of the Mendelssohn concerto and on tour with her on the Mozart G Major concerto, and have absorbed a lot from these experiences. I composed From Ayrshire for her some years ago which is a short piece that can be performed with either piano or small orchestral accompaniment. I also wrote a short work for her and some singers of The Sixteen for the very first Cumnock Tryst festival in 2014. All this has been important in the way I have built my relationship with Nicola, and in my approach for this concerto.\" Adopting a more compact format than MacMillan's first violin concerto from 2009, the second employs a medium-sized orchestra and plays continuously in a single through-composed movement of 25 minutes' duration.  Violin Concerto No. 2  Composer: James MacMillan Publisher: Boosey \u0026amp; Hawkes Instrument: Violin Pages: 62\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Boosey \u0026 Hawkes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51882211737885,"sku":"M060151286","price":87.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/2092\/9309\/files\/M060151286.jpg?v=1781602361","url":"https:\/\/scarlettmusic.com.au\/products\/james-macmillan-violin-concerto-no-2-for-violin-piano-62-pages-published-by-boosey-hawkes","provider":"Scarlett Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}