Mandonico | Concertino per la Mandola for plectrum orchestra

Composer: Claudio Mandonico
Model: DZ 4488
Instrumentation: Orchestra
Level: Advanced
20 pages + Separated Part
Publisher: d'Oz Publications

Commissioned by the company VBD & Co for the 1st International Mandolin Competition of Marseille in July 2023, which brought together a prestigious jury composed of Hamilton de Holanda, Ricardo Sandoval, and Claudio Mandonico himself, the Concertino per la Mandola is dedicated to Vincent Beer-Demander. He premiered the work at the Lambesc International Guitar Festival the same year and recorded it with the Mélis Quintet in Naples the following year on his album Per la mandola, dedicated to new concertante works for mandola and orchestra.

Written in a consciously neo-classical style, Claudio Mandonico’s Concertino per la mandola unfolds within a solidly structured musical form. The opening allegro moderato leads into a slow and cantabile movement, which contrasts with the return of the first section and concludes with a brilliant coda. The composer pays particular attention to articulation, being thoroughly familiar with the instrumental and technical resources of plucked string ensembles. Excellently orchestrated, powerful, and virtuosic, the Concertino per la mandola stands as a model of the genre, thanks to its clear musical narrative, accessible rhythmic syntax, and refined melodic-harmonic style.

• Model: DZ 4488
• Manufactured by: d'Oz/Doberman
• Condition: New
• UPC: 9782898524059
• ISBN: 9782898524059