related works

Afternoon Trio : for flute, viola and harp / Michael Fine

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: fl vla hp

Podium-suite : pour violon et orchestre, opus 3 / [instrumentation: juillet 1948], Géza Frid

Genre: Orchestra
Subgenre: Violin and orchestra
Scoring: 2222 1100 timp perc str vl-solo

Ballade : for violin and orchestra / Julius Röntgen

Genre: Orchestra
Subgenre: Violin and orchestra
Scoring: 2fl 2ob 2cl 2fg 4h 2trp timp hp cel str vl-solo

Violin concerto no. 2 : 1995 / Tristan Keuris

Genre: Orchestra
Subgenre: Violin and orchestra
Scoring: pic 2fl 2ob 2cl cl-b 2fg 4h 2trp perc hp str vl-solo

composition

Memories : Concerto for violin and orchestra / Michael Fine

Other authors:
Fine, Michael (Composer)
Description:
"Memories" is my first concerto and first piece with a solo violin. Its title and dedication to my wife Tammy stems from our mutual delight in spontaneous, improvised comic songs, most about our beloved cat Sambucca who shared our lives for 21 years (and was quite the music critic.) Many of these songs became our "standard repertoire" and even now, years after Sam's death, we still sing her songs to each other. These songs and snatches of song sneak their way into Memories, I hope in a way that no one will recognise except Tammy and me. The other memory enshrined in this piece is my grandfather, a passionate music lover and violin aficionado, who if he was disappointed that I chose to play clarinet hid it well. Of course, my first concerto had to be for violin.
Michael Fine