"Variations on an Original Theme" is a piece I wrote when I was 19; it consists of an 8 bar theme that I composed, and four variations upon it. This piece I dedicated to my former college teacher, Carl Johnson

Variations On An Original Theme [2007]

Marco Elia Righi - Chlorophelia (2022)
Brano ispirato all'omonimo dipinto di Omar Galliani, Commssionato ed eseguito dall'Orchestra Sinfonica del Conservatorio di Reggio Emilia "A. Peri" e diretto da Marco Boni.

Piece inspired by the Omar Galliani painting by the same name. Commissioned and played live by the Reggio Emilia Conservatory Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Marco Boni. 
LIVE RECORDING

Righi - Orchestral Works

Chlorophelia

Clorophelia

Here to be found in my first string quintet; quirky, abrasive and seemingly complicated sections/gestures are all kept in check by the employment of Sonata form.

String Quintet Nr 1 in D minor

Most remember Gayle Dixon for her voluminous recording profile in Latin music and Jazz. She was also an excellent new music player in the European tradition. Here she is with Brenda Vincent playing a Duo for Two Violins in 1985 at the 13th Street Theater.
I. Ratamacues
II. Drags
III. Flam Taps
IV Paradiddles


Violin Duo

My formative work for string quartet. Dedicated to Martin Tanton.

"Movement" for String Quartet [2023-24]

Via Crucis - 2. Jesus Takes Up His Cross 4-04-25

Via Crucis - 3. Jesus Falls for the First Time 4/9/25

Via Lucis - 1. First- Jesus is Raised From the Dead 4/23/25

Via Lucis - 7. Jesus Gives the Disciples Authority to Forgive Sins 5-22-25

See the score: https://issuu.com/utsyochakraborty/docs/chakraborty_a_concerto_for_piano_and_orchestra

A Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (2020-21) 

1. A Triptych: Prelude - Partita - Toccata I (0:00-10:30)
2. Introduction - Cadenza - Nocturne (10:30-20:05)
3. Finale - Toccata II (20:05-29:12)

to Nicolas Kingman, on his 45th birthday. 

"A Concerto for Piano and Orchestra" was composed between the months of August and December 2020, with revisions being made in January 2021. Writing a concerted piece for piano with orchestra had always been something I wanted to do. After six abortive attempts over a span of 7 years did this piece come along. As time passed, my own conception of the work changed. I wanted to create a piece in which the orchestra had an important role to play and was not just merely accompanying the piano. Each instrumental group is an individual voice, or as Harry Birtwistle says "voices in a football chorus". The piece is laid out in three movements, closely interconnected to each other. The first movement is a Triptych, beginning with a brash and aggressive prelude and then leading into a playful game (thus, partita) before concluding with a rhythmically agile toccata. The second movement, a nocturne, is linked to the previous movement via a cadenza. This movement features a melody, developing slowly in the winds and brass, with commentary from the Piano, percussion and strings, till there is an almost exultant release of energy making that developing melody present itself uninterrupted. This leads directly into the third movement, which transforms the material of the toccata of the first movement into a frantic, jovial dance which dies away in the spirit of the nocturne. 

The work is a 45th birthday present for Nicolas Kingman, with whom I have had some wonderful conversations in music and who "wanted to hear the Piano Concerto quite eagerly!" 


Via Crucis - 3. Jesus Falls for the First Time 4/9/25

Christopher Gordon Forbes

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