Nicanor Abelardo Piano Concerto (1923) (sheet music)

Nicanor Abelardo Piano Concerto (1923) Virginia LaicoVillanueva (piano); Arturo Molina conducting the Manila Symphony Orchestra 00:00 I. Allegro Moderato 10:47 II. Andante Romantico 16:23 III. Rondo: Allegro Fantastico As a first attempt, Abelardo s concerto shows a great deal of conviction in bringing out a respectable measure of romantic pianism without being technically excessive or overbearing. In spite of the stock pianistic patterns extracted from the popular concerto literature of the time, Abelardo s music direct, focusing on his thematic materials and its expressive unfolding. Ramon Santos, excerpt from his book Tunugan Recording: Deleted Youtube Video Sheet music: UP College of Music Library, Typeset page from 1st movement transcribed by me (because this performance is different from others for some reason); 2nd movement typeset pages provided by Ms. Luci Magalit and typesetted by me.