Uploaded September 2013 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Having composed art songs that number in the hundreds, Ned Rorem's numerous works in other genres don't always get as much attention as they deserve. He tends to write in a musical language that welcomes listeners of all backgrounds. But these works never talk down to the audience, as you will discover in his Violin Concerto from 1985.
The piece, at just under twenty-four minutes, is divided into six sections. Rorem says that the concerto could just as well have another title such as "Suite", or even "Variations", since the central theme established at the beginning finds new expressive life in each of the succeeding movements.
José Serebrier leads the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in this particular performance, with Philip Quint as the soloist.
Paintings by Thomas Hart Benton
Purchase this recording, which also includes Rorem's flute concerto here: amazon.com/Flute-Concerto-Violin-N-Rorem/dp/B000F6YWVW/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1378619737&sr=8-4&keywords=Ned+Rorem+violin+concerto
Having composed art songs that number in the hundreds, Ned Rorem's numerous works in other genres don't always get as much attention as they deserve. He tends to write in a musical language that welcomes listeners of all backgrounds. But these works never talk down to the audience, as you will discover in his Violin Concerto from 1985.
The piece, at just under twenty-four minutes, is divided into six sections. Rorem says that the concerto could just as well have another title such as "Suite", or even "Variations", since the central theme established at the beginning finds new expressive life in each of the succeeding movements.
José Serebrier leads the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in this particular performance, with Philip Quint as the soloist.
Paintings by Thomas Hart Benton
Purchase this recording, which also includes Rorem's flute concerto here: amazon.com/Flute-Concerto-Violin-N-Rorem/dp/B000F6YWVW/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1378619737&sr=8-4&keywords=Ned+Rorem+violin+concerto
