the Princess (Little Concerto #9)

The strings announce an energetic, even impertinent little princess. While the rhythms and melodies are fundamentally simple and harmonious, there are flare-ups, as one would expect from a spoiled little girl. One minute excited, one minute moody, the tempo changes affirm the complicated, highly mercurial personality of the piece. Underlying this inconstancy is innocence, personified by the occasional use of the winds and the erratic buy playful use of the piano. Sometimes highly charged, sometimes meditative; sometimes expected, sometimes unpredictable; sometimes aggressive, sometimes passive; every father with a daughter experiences what is in the Princess, the ending of which leaves no doubt who is in charge: the princess.