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Finzi or Weber?

Author: Aussie Nick
Date: 2001-04-07 10:29

I've just been offered the chance to perform a concerto of my own choice with the youth orchestra that I am a member of. I have to take into consideration my own ability, which peice would get the best reception and acceptance, and also the difficulty for the string section mainly. I have basically narrowed my decision down to two works. The Finzi Concerto and the Weber Concerto in F minor. I did the Weber last year for quite a few concerts with piano, so Im quite sick of it, but audiences seem to love it. Also, the Weber is a fairly common concerto work for orchestras, so getting the orchestral parts wouldnt be a problem. With Finzi, the parts may be a problem, and I'm not sure how the strings would cope with the music. Whatever I decide, depending on time limits, I'll either be playing the work in full, or possibly just the 1st movement. I was also thinking of just doing the 2nd movement of the Finzi. I can't just do the 3rd because the introduction doesn't really sound like the beggining of a piece. What do you guys think I should do? I would love to do the Finzi because it would be something different for me. But then again, I know the Weber is a safe bet.

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