Score and Parts. This concert overture is ideal for that lighter moment in a concert programme. The musical language is unambiguously tonal and the piece sets out to be attractive and joyful throughout, being upbeat in both style and tempo. There are several themes running through the piece but there is a unifying factor in the close link between the first main theme and the central slow section, and then the return of the opening idea which brings the work to its conclusion. Duration: 8:30
