Modern Concerto

Relevant Tones

English - September 20, 2014 21:00 - 58 minutes - 80.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 21 ratings
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The ultimate instrumental showcase, the concerto has inspired composers to torture performers for hundreds of years, relentlessly pushing their physical capabilities. Now that performers have virtually no limits on their technique, how are composers innovating this storied form?

Hosted by Seth Boustead

Produced by Jesse McQuarters

Kimmo Hakola: Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra, I (excerpt), IV

FRSO/Sakari Oramo; Kari Kriikku, clarinet

Daron Hagen: Concerto for Koto and Orchestra, I. Genji/Cicada Shell

Orchestra of the Swan/David Curtis; Yumi Kurosawa, koto

Philip Glass (arr. Amy Dickson): Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, I

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Mikel Toms

Mark O’Connor: The Improvised Violin Concerto, III. Water

Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra/Frederico Cortese

Gabriel Prokofiev: Concerto for Turntables and Orchestra, II. Adagietto, Irreguluv

Heritage Orchestra/Jules Buckley; DJ Yoda, turntables

Kalevi Aho: Concerto for Theremin and Orchestra, Acht Jahreszeiten, III. Schwarzer Schnerr

Lapland Chamber Orchestra/John Storgårds; Carolina Eyck, theremin

Jennifer Higdon: Concerto for Orchestra, III

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra/Robert Spano