Diabolical Suggestion

2009 – for Symphony Orchestra (3:00)

PERUSAL SCORE

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Excerpt 1: [audio:http://www.michaelschachter.com/wp-content/uploads/Diabolical excerpt 1.mp3]
Excerpt 2: [audio:http://www.michaelschachter.com/wp-content/uploads/Diabolical excerpt 2.mp3]

NOTES

This is an orchestration of one of my favorite piano works, Sergei Prokofiev’s “Suggestion Diabolique” from his Four Pieces, op.4. In it, I try to amplify the drama and ferocity of the piece using the power and timbral resources of the orchestra. It was my final project for a class taken with Michael Gandolfi at Harvard.

PERFORMANCES

April 2009 (reading)
Paine Hall, Cambridge, MA
Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Gil Rose, conductor