Hello,
recently I came across the information that Philip Glass wrote a very first violin concerto back in 1960, which is now withdrawn. Was that piece ever performed?
Best,
Tobias
Why not write to him? It'll probably be poor - if you look at what he finds acceptable, then just imagine what he doesn't think is up to scratch. >:D
Quote from: Guido on September 13, 2010, 02:41:41 PM
if you look at what he finds acceptable,
W-I-T-H-E-R-I-N-G :-* ;D
violinconcerto,... there must be an end to this madness! For punishment, you must listen to every VC that was written for Joshua Bell!!!
MEDIC!! :P
Quote from: snyprrr on September 13, 2010, 08:35:27 PM
violinconcerto,... there must be an end to this madness! For punishment, you must listen to every VC that was written for Joshua Bell!!!
Agree!!
(* shudder *)
Quote from: snyprrr on September 13, 2010, 08:35:27 PM
violinconcerto,... there must be an end to this madness! For punishment, you must listen to every VC that was written for Joshua Bell!!!
how many works are dedicated to him..? I can just recall the Maw concerto (which isn't that bad) and I guess the whole bunch of Corigliano's "Red violins" are written for him. Are there more?
What about Greenberg's concerto...
Quote from: Guido on September 14, 2010, 12:36:34 PM
What about Greenberg's concerto...
Please, think of the children. :(
Quote from: Guido on September 13, 2010, 02:41:41 PM... if you look at what he finds acceptable, then just imagine what he doesn't think is up to scratch. >:D
This could work the other way, too. If Glass didn't like it, it might just be halfway decent.
Haha! :D
The (published) violin concerto is actually pretty good, not the usual Glass piece which seems to get published under umpteen different opus numbers.