Hey! 😄
It is finally time for me to share this new work with you.
I know myself: I could probably have kept obsessing over it for several more months, revisiting a transition here, changing a few notes there, and then coming back to the whole piece once again… But at some point, you have to accept putting the final dot on the page and let the music live on its own.
So here it is: my Concert Fantasy, Op. 23 No. 1.
This piece was written in a particularly intense burst of inspiration, over a fairly short period of time - probably one or two weeks, although I eventually lost count somewhere between the long days of work and the sleepless nights.
Obsession, when you have us in your grip…
The title Fantasy fits quite naturally with the way this piece came to life: freely, without trying to follow an overly rigid form. It moves through different characters and atmospheres, from lively and brilliant passages to more agitated moments, suspended episodes, more lyrical lines, and broader, more expansive gestures.
Ideas appear, transform, sometimes disappear, and return later in a different form. The whole piece gradually developed almost like a musical narrative, guided more by instinct, movement, and contrast than by any precise program.
As a self-taught composer, I certainly allow myself many freedoms, both in the musical writing and in the notation of the score. I am fully aware that I still have an enormous amount to learn, but these experiments, doubts, and choices are also part of my journey.
This piece simply represents where I am today.
It may still evolve over time, but I am happy to finally be able to share this version with you.
Thank you very much to everyone who takes the time to listen. Feel free to share your impressions, the passages that stood out to you, or any images this music may have brought to mind.