Concertos for Unsung Instruments

[thalbergmad]

There is a piano concerto that includes someone narrating verses from Moby Dick.

Have not got me notes to hand and have forgotten who composed it.

Thal

[Albion]

According to some sources, Saint-Saens' Piano Concerto No.2 was originally written for pedal-piano (pedalier):



Then, of course, there are - Didgeridoo Concertos by Mark Atkins (1994) and Sean O'Boyle, and a Triangle Concerto by Mike Hannickel.

 

[alberto]

Reply 15.
I know a "Concerto dell'Albatro" by Giorgio Federico Ghedini for piano, violin, cello and orchestra with one reciter. The text is from "Moby Dick".
That is not completely unsung. I have attended two actual performances. There were also a couple of recordings (one, "live", had the verses in Herman).

[thalbergmad]

Well done that man.

Thal

[Lionel Harrsion]

and a Triangle Concerto by Mike Hannickel.

 

That's just silly.

[TerraEpon]

Hey now, a triangle is pretty hard to play....especially Brazillian style.

[TerraEpon]

While obviously the human voice is the least unsung instrument of all, a /concerto/ for it isn't exactly common. So I think Gliere's Coloratura Concerto could count here.

[Albion]

... and the unfinished Lyra Celtica (Concerto for Voice and Orchestra), Op.50 by John Foulds.

[fuhred]

A superb concerto for Cello and Chinese Orchestra called 'Endless Way' by Kwan Nai-chung is well worth investigating on the Hugo label (HRP 772-2).