12 Rare Works That I Actually Played In Concert

[@musicianinseattle]

I play in an orchestra that has done some really fun things. We did the first performance in the Northwest of Vaughan Williams' 9th, Tchaikovsky's second suite for orchestra (we had four accordions!), Morton Gould's Concerto for Orchestra, the first U. S. performances of three of Ruth Gipps' symphonies, and a lot of unknown 20th and 21st century works. There are a few orchestra members who would prefer to play mostly meat-and-potatoes repertoire, but the majority of us are really happy to be constantly challenged and enlightened.

[@composingpenguin]

Regarding finding a hungry pianist, as the former chair of my undergrad music department would say, the number one rule for musicians is never pass up free food.

[@DavesClassicalGuide]

Critics too.

[@JesusDiaz-pb8wp]

I spent most of my undergrad attending recitals just for the reception food afterwards. Zero shame.

[@GG-cu9pg]

I love it when Dave “raconteurs”! Dave, I’ve been able to read some of your excellent books. I suggest the next one be, not about a composer but about you. I’m sure we’d all read that!

[@kestrel4733]

Love hearing about your orchestra performance escapades Dave, always a pleasure!

[@AlexMadorsky]

Every work on here is worthy and our host should be cloned by the repertoire committee of every American orchestra. HOWEVER, of the many fantastic and neglected composers and works here, I am perhaps most grateful to see The Water Goblin. I used to listen to it every day, which may or may not make me crazier than the blue-haired lady Uncle Davey once met who took in The Miraculous Mandarin with her morning jam and toast every day. Oh what fun!

[@LyleFrancisDelp]

Wow...what an amazing list of works. I would love to play just half of these works.

[@jgesselberty]

What an interesting list. I have about 8 of these in my collection.

[@JesusDiaz-pb8wp]

As a pianist, one of the only ways I got to be part unusual repertoire was being a pianist for my university’s top symphonic band back when I was a graduate student. It might not be ‘unusual’ if you’re part of the wind symphony bubble, but it sure was for me (and still is), and boy is so much of it fun!

[@KingstonCzajkowski]

Did you play any Maslanka?

[@Richard-b5r9v]

Love the Polonaise from the Christmas Eve suite by Rimsky Korsakovoff

[@kevindanielson1908]

Absolutely loved this video! George Lloyd’s 5th symphony is one of my favorite of 20th century symphonies. I absolutely love the ending! Thanks for sharing this and for all you do!

[@williammoreing3860]

Such a good list! Happily, I own recordings of all these pieces and enjoy them frequently. Thanks for yet another fine video!

[@dennischiapello7243]

Martinů marks every movement moderato. Janaček marks every movement con moto. I wonder if the Czechs know something the rest of us don't know.

[@endicot1949]

Golly! Michael Fine. I haven't heard from him in years. We were friend at university.

[@kellyrichardson3665]

Another Home Run Video! This was great!!!

[@domenickmacri7936]

Love your channel

[@onnoalink6694]

Great talk again Dave. As a former music librarian and having seen all that 20th century music on your list, I am eager to know how you handled all the rental material. Did the library take care of that too? Hiring scores and parts can be very expensive (in Europe it is!) and often complicated: which set of parts do you get? Who used them before you? That sort of thing.

[@DavesClassicalGuide]

I really don't know anything about those kinds of details. We just asked for the sets of parts and got them, as far as I know. The library did whatever they had to do at their end. Sometimes they were in better condition than at other times.

[@paullewis2413]

“The Sea” by Frank Bridge is a brilliant work and unjustly rarely heard. In any concert it would be a winner but orchestras would rather play a new composition, most of the time instantly forgettable and in some cases destined for the trash cam.

[@figgymoonpowda]

Your comment prompted me to listen to it tonight for the first time. Wonderful!!! What a finale!

[@steveschwartz8944]

Wow! BTW, did I miss the Pizzetti?

[@curseofmillhaven1057]

Did you mention the Pizzeti in your list? It's really not a piece I'm familiar with. Cheers

[@DavesClassicalGuide]

Oops. Skipped it accidentally. It's a lovely work.

[@curseofmillhaven1057]

@DavesClassicalGuide Thanks - I I'll check it out :-)