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In this episode James Conlon explains that accompaniment is
derived from the word "companions" - people who do things
together.
In this episode, featuring Russia's Maxim Philippov, James
Conlon explains that accompaniment is derived from the word
"companions" - people who do things together. The program defines
the soloist not as a dominant force or a leader, but rather as
someone who works with the conductor and orchestra to convey the
same musical message. Viewers see this happen in an excerpt from
the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3. Conlon says that a concerto
is a musical metaphor for how disparate elements and approaches
must be reconciled, and how they must learn to live together. The
resulting drama is mirrored in an excerpt of the Mozart Piano
Concerto No. 21 (dubbed "The Elvira Madigan" from the hit movie),
which can be seen as a metaphor for life itself.