Tributes! For Seiji

[Tom 4,633]

As we impatiently await the two new scores, it is a week to be thankful for what we have.  Today, listen to Tributes.  What a mature, profound, yet fun composition.  The strings at times recall the Essay written 30 years prior, but with a greater liveliness.  Also, this is a piece where Williams absolute command of all the sections of the orchestra working together.  Why on earth does this not have a commercial release? 

[Tom 4,633]

I am bumping my own extremely popular thread in honor the news of the first official release of the piece.  

[Bellosh 3,383]

58 minutes ago, Tom said:

I am bumping my own extremely popular thread in honor the news of the first official release of the piece.  

 

My friend....you bump for noone.

[Edmilson 7,384]

1 hour ago, Tom said:

I am bumping my own extremely popular thread in honor the news of the first official release of the piece.  

My dog is asking for the link for the official release.

 

[Thor 7,463]

I think he's referring to the Tokyo thingie, that apparently has "For Sejii!" as a bonus track.

 

I have a couple of great-sounding concert recordings of this already, but they're not official.

[Tom 4,633]

Yes, I am referring to the upcoming DG release.  Relistening to the piece, it does play like a mini concerto for orchestra.  Back in the day, it was reported that Williams was working on such a concerto, which then became Tributes/for seiji.  I wonder if his work on The Phantom Menace took a bit more time than anticipated, which led to a smaller scale version of his original plans.  Either way, it is a great little piece--all the stylings of Williams's concertos, with highlights for flute, clarinet, horn, distilled into one movement.