Three Picasso Portraits

Bullard, Alan

About the work

Commissioned by Saxology and broadcast by them on Classic FM, this work is a response to three paintings of Picasso from the inter-war period: 1. Harlequin 2. Weeping Woman 3. Three Dancers

First Performance: Saxology, St Martin’s in the Fields, London, June 1992

Technical notes

A good deal of rhythmic unison in the outer, fast movements, and expressive playing needed in the middle slow movement.