The Fiddle Concerto

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The Fiddle Concerto
Studio album by Mark O'Connor
Released	1995
Recorded	1994
Genre	Classical
Length	75:01
Label	Warner Brothers
Producer(s)	Mark O'Connor
Professional reviews
The Strad (measured favorable) Nov 1995 (p. 1193) All Music Guide [1]
Mark O'Connor chronology
The Night Before Christmas (1993)	The Fiddle Concerto (1994)	Liberty! (1997)

The Fiddle Concerto is an album by Mark O'Connor. It contains two pieces written by O'Connor, the first of which is a violin concerto in American fiddle style, commissioned by the Santa Fe Symphony and premiered in 1993. The second piece is a string quarter for violin, viola, cello, and double bass commissioned by the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival in 1990.

[edit] Track listing

All music was written by Mark O'Connor.

1. "The Fiddle Concerto: I" – 13:07
2. "The Fiddle Concerto: Cadenza" – 4:53
3. "The Fiddle Concerto: II" – 12:58
4. "The Fiddle Concerto: III" – 5:45
5. "The Fiddle Concerto: Cadenza" – 8:26
6. "Quartet for Violin, Viola, Cello, and Doublebass: I" – 6:40
7. "Quartet for Violin, Viola, Cello, and Doublebass: II" – 8:21
8. "Quartet for Violin, Viola, Cello, and Doublebass: III" – 7:51
9. "Quartet for Violin, Viola, Cello, and Doublebass: IV" – 7:17

[edit] Personnel

• Mark O'Connor - Violin
• Daniel Phillips - Viola
• Carter Brey - Cello
• Edgar Meyer - Double bass
• The Concordia Orchestra
• Marin Alsop - Conductor

also

• Mark O'Connor - Producer
• Craig Miller - Executive Producer
• Marc Aubort - Recording Engineer

Americana Classical Fusion
Ma, Meyer, O'Connor Appalachia Albums
Appalachia Waltz (1996) | Appalachian Journey (2000)
Mark O'Connor Classical Albums
The Fiddle Concerto (1994) | Midnight On The Water (1998) | Fanfare for the Volunteer (1999) | The American Seasons (2001)
Other Meyer, Fleck Projects
Uncommon Ritual (1997) | Short Trip Home (1999) | Perpetual Motion (2001) | Music For Two (2004)