composer
related works
Double Concerto : for two violins and string orchestra / Michael Fine
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Violin and string orchestra
Instruments:
2vn str
Podium-suite : pour violon et orchestre, opus 3 / [instrumentation: juillet 1948], Géza Frid
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Violin and orchestra
Instruments:
2222 1100 timp perc str vl-solo
Concert : voor twee violen en orkest, 1979 / Rob du Bois
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Violin and orchestra
Instruments:
2222 2220 timp perc hp str 2vl-solo
Toccata e Canzone : for violin and orchestra / Olga Victorova
Genre:
Orchestra
Subgenre:
Violin and orchestra
Instruments:
vn-solo 2fl(picc) ob cl 2fg(cfg) 2h tpt timp str
composition
Memories : Concerto for violin and orchestra / Michael Fine
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