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Trained in Tehran and at the Juilliard School, Behzad Ranjbaran writes music that is lushly tonal and at the same time draws on the music and culture of his native Iran. His Piano Concerto receives its Philadelphia Orchestra premiere in the hands of the pianist and the conductor for whom it was composed, Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Atlanta Symphony Music Director Robert Spano. Of all the musical compositions inspired by Shakespeare's The Tempest, few have been as unjustly neglected as the incidental music Sibelius produced for a 1926 Copenhagen production. It was one of his last compositions and a crowning achievement, containing all the dark subtlety of the bard's mysterious drama. Concluding the program is Sibelius's turbulent Fifth Symphony, composed while World War I raged and first performed on Sibelius's 50th birthday in 1915.
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There are many references in the piano concerto related to the Persian culture, history and music.
It was influenced by the sound of “Deraz Nay” (alpine horn) used in grand celebrations of Nowruz in Persepolis (500 B.C.), as well as in recent centuries for expression of grief and lamentation in Taziyeh (the Shiite liturgical drama). The character of Taziyeh is used in a powerful and climactic orchestral unison evoking passages of Marsiyeh Khani (the traditional Persian mourning singing).
Also, “Daf”, a large framed Persian drum, is used prominently to enhance the festive and dance-like character of the third movement. “
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