The Fiddle Concerto

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 quartet for violin, viola, cello, and double bass commissioned by the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival in 1990.

The Fiddle Concerto
Studio album by Mark O'Connor
Released	1995
Recorded	1994
Genre	Classical
Length	75:01
Label	Warner Brothers
Producer	Mark O'Connor
Mark O'Connor chronology
The Night Before Christmas (1993) The Fiddle Concerto (1995) Liberty! (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Strad	(measured favorable) [2]

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

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

References

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