The Fiddle Concerto is an album by American musician 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 quartet for violin, viola, cello, and double bass commissioned by the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival in 1990.

The Fiddle Concerto
Studio album by
Released1995 (1995)
Recorded1994
GenreClassical
Length75:01
LabelWarner Brothers
ProducerMark O'Connor
Mark O'Connor chronology
The Night Before Christmas
(1993)
The Fiddle Concerto
(1995)
Liberty!
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
The Strad(measured favorable) [2]

Track listing

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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

Personnel

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

References

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  1. ^ The Fiddle Concerto at AllMusic
  2. ^ Nov 1995 (p. 1193)