Erkki Melartin violin Concerto concert performance

[scarpia]

Never thought I would get to hear that played in a live concert. But last night at Bard College a student- Dongfang Ouyang - performed it with the American Symphony lead by Leon Botstein. What a treat! Added bonus was that I got to hear a relatively new piece called Stroke by Joan Tower - while sitting right next to her. According to her it's going to be recorded by Naxos later this year. Can Joan Tower count as an unsung composer? One more performance of the same concert tonight at Bard. Highly recommended listening.

[TerraEpon]

I don't think Tower is particularly unsung, but more importantly her music is pretty modern....so yeah.