Buried Treasure: Concertos for Unusual Instruments

Listening Guide

 

The Work

JEAN DAETWYLER – Alphorn Concerto
1 – Betruf, Largo, Moderato, Largo
2 – Hirtentanz, Scherzo
3 – Pastorale, Misterioso, Lento
4 – Totentanz, Barbaro, Furioso, Barbaro
Jozsef Molnar, alphorn
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Urs Schneider, conductor
(Naxos 8.555978)
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WU ZU QIANG/WANG YAN QIAO/LIU DE HAI – Pipa Concerto
Liu De hai, pipa
China Philharmonic
Li De lun, conductor
(Hong Kong HK 6.340097)

ASTOR PIAZZOLLA – “Aconcagua”
1 – Allegro marcato
2 – Moderato
3 – Presto
Daniel Binelli, bandoleon
Nashville Symphony Orchestra
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
(Naxos 8.572271)

HENRI SAUGUET – “The Garden’s Concerto”
Claude Garden, harmonica
Orchestre de Chambre de l’O.R.T.F.
Henri Sauguet, conductor
(Inedits LP 995021)

AMJAD ALI KHAN – “Samaagam”
1 – Ganesh Kalyan
2 – Subhalakshmi
3 – Swat Samir
4 – Maarva
5 – Durga
6 – Malkauns
7 – Dhwani
8 – Kalavati
9 – Basant
10 – Megh
11 – Khamaj
12 – Bhupali
13 – Bhairavi
Amjad Ali Khan, sarod
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
David Murphy, conductor
(World Village 608102)
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LASZLO DUBROVAY – Concerto For Hungarian Folk Instruments And Orchestra
1 – Pesante
2 – Allegro Assai
3 – Moderato
4 – Allegro Vivace
Zoltan Juhasz, shepherd’s pipe, Transsylvanian recorder
Pal Havasreti, hurdy-gurdy
Gyorgy Lanyi, bagpipe, Jew’s harp
Ilona Szeverenyi, cimbalon
MATAV Symphony Orchestra
Laszlo Kovacs, conductor
(Hungaroton HCD 32065)

DAVID BEDFORD – Recorder Concerto
1 – Movement I
2 – Movement II
3 – Movement III
4 – Movement IV
5 – Movement V
Piers Adams, recorders
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins, conductor
(NMC D049)
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RAFFAELE CALACE – Mandolin Concerto No. 1
1 – I. Marziale
2 – II. Largo Tranquillo
3 – III. Rondo
Alison Stephens, mandolin
Steven Devine, piano
(Naxos 8.570434)
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DOMENICO GAUDIOSO – Mandolin Concerto in G major
1 – I. Allegro
2 – II. Largo
3 – III. Allegro
Dorina Frati, mandolin
Symphonia Perusiana
(Dynamic CDS 193)

TOSHI ICHIYANAGI – Concerto for Koto & Chamber Orchestra
Chieko Fukunaga,koto
Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa
Hiroyuki Iwaki, conductor
(Fontec FOCD 3126)

SEAN O’BOYLE – Concerto for Didgeridoo
1 – I. Earth
2 – II. Wind
3 – III. Water
4 – IV. Fire
William Barton, didgeridoo
The Queensland Orchestra
Sean O’Boyle, conductor
(ABC Classics 476 6288)
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PENG XIU WEN – Erhu Concerto
Wang Guo Tong, erhu
Central Broadcasting Folk Orchestra, peking
Peng Xiu Wen (composer), conducts
(HK 6.340073 LP)

GYORGY RANKI – Cimbalon Concerto
Marta Fabian, cimbalom
Hungarian State Orchestra
Adam Medveczky, conductor
(Hungaroton SLPX 12 434 LP)

TAKASHI YOSHIMATSU – SAXOPHONE CONCERTO “CYBER-BIRD”, OP. 59
1 – I. Bird In Color/ Allegro
2 – II.Bird in Grief/ Andante
3 – III.Bird in the Wind/ Presto
Nobuya Sugawa, saxophone
BBC Philharmonic
Sachio Fujioka, conductor
(Chandos CHAN 9737)
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ERIC EWAZEN – Classical Concerto For Tenor Saxophone & Orchestra
1 – Allegro Energico
2 – Adagio
3 – Lento, Allegro Vivace
James Houlik, tenor sax
The Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
Paul Polivnick, conductor
(Albany TROY 477)
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TRISTAN KEURIS – Concerto for saxophone quartet and orchestra (1986)
The Rascher Saxophone Quartet
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic orchestra
Otto Tausk, conductor
(11-Quattro Live QL 2009-02)
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HAJI KHANMAMMADOV – Concerto for Tar and Orchestra
Ramiz Guliyev, tar
Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra
Yalchin Adigozalov, conductor
(Azerbaijan International , vol. 3 AICD 1203)

TIMO-JUHANI KYLLÖNEN – Concerto For Accordian And Symphony Orchestra, No. 1 (Op. 60) (2001)
1 – I. Allegro Con Fuoc
2 – II. Largo E Molto Espressivo, III. Moderago Energico
Matti Rantanen, accordion
St. Petersburg State Academic Capella Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Chernushenko, conductor
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EDUARD TUBIN – Concerto for Balalaika and Orchestra
1 – 1st movement – Andante ma rubato
2 – 2nd movement – Andante sostenuto
3 – 3rd movement – Allegro giocoso
Emanuil Sheynkman, balalaika
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Neeme Jarvi, conductor
(BIS CD 351)
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LIBBY LARSEN – Marimba Concerto: After Hampton
1 – After Hampton Allegro
2 – After Hampton Slowly, In Muted C
3 – After Hampton Raucous – Full Tur
John Kinzie, marimba
Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
(Koch 3-7520-2)
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MARCEL KHALIFE – Andalusian Suite for Oud and Orchestra
1 – Al Zagareed
2 – Flamenco
3 – Bint El Shalabeyya
4 – Ya Banat Eskendereyah
5 – Kadouka Al Mayas
6 – Sirto Nakriz
7 – Granada
8 – Waltz Zangeran
9 – Waltz Tazanween
10 – Tagasim Hejaz Kar
11 – Logna Nahawand
12 – Finale
Marcel Khalife,oud National Symphony Orchestra (Kiev)
V. Sirinko,conductor (Nagam records NR 1011)
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ANDRE JOLIVET – Concerto for Ondes Martinot & Orchestra
Jeanne Loriod, ondes martenot
Orchestre Philharmonique de l”O.R.T.F.
Andre Jolivet, conductor
(3-Erato ERA 9123-25 LP)

PHILIP WILBY – Euphonium Concerto
1 – Part I – Non troppo allegro
2 – Part I – Dance Zeibekikos
3 – Part II – Andante
4 – Part II – Allegro vivace
David Thornton, euphonium
The Black Dyke Band
Nicholas Childs, conductor
(Naxos 8. 572166)

  

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