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Wynton Marsalis' Violin Concerto recording?

948 views 4 replies 3 participants last post by  eyepatchplease  
#1 ·
Has anyone heard if Wynton Marsalis plans to record his "Concerto in D"? It premiered years ago, but I haven't heard any news about it.

Speaking of recordings, is there a forum on here dedicated to recordings - not identifying them (although that discussion looks helpful) but rather discussing particular recordings?
 
#2 ·
Discussions of the merits of various recordings happen everywhere, here.

As for the Marsalis concerto I do remember seeing a TV programme about it. It is probably not my cup of tea but it didn't sound unattractive or insincere. It is a mystery to me why it hasn't been recorded. Far worse pieces have been.
 
#3 ·
I actually listened to it last night, I think for the first time in its entirety. I first heard about it on NPR and I've had this video in my back pocket for a year now, when I first started searching for a recording but only remembered after I posted this to cover my first 10 posts/to get this thing going and...) yeah, it's not what I thought it was. First listen, it's kind of all over the place. I think I was attracted to it when I heard the NPR piece because it was in pieces, and it reminded me of Copland.

I appreciate your comment that it doesn't sound unattractive or insincere.