Theodor Berger
Rondino Giocoso
Two Pieces (1933)
for string orchestra
Duration: 6'
Berger - Rondino Giocoso for string orchestra
Audio preview
Work introduction
Berger was 28 when he
composed this work for string orchestra, lacking a short coda. The piece was
not performed until six years later, when Wilhelm Furtwängler conducted it; the
music is so tightly compact that it seems longer than its actual duration (just
short of 6 minutes). It is dance-like, buoyant, rich in its variety – it is
sure to please on any string-ensemble programme.