Sunday, September 27, 2009

And What of the Ukulele?

Why is it that you can go to concerts of the Berlin Philharmonic or Philadelphia Orchestra for 100 years and never encounter a guitar concerto, but you can't go 100 minutes on a classical radio station without one?
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2 comments:

KHP38120 said...

What about the Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez, or the Granados Goyescos?

I can't speak for Sir Simon Rattle, but I'd bet dollars to doughnuts that Philadelphia has programmed both within the last five years.

September 27, 2009 at 6:27 PM
Spoons Fiddlesticks said...

Humbug, I say. Humbug!

Well...you may be right. I guess I should just be thankful that none of the other members of the jug band have had their Severance Hall debuts yet. (If there's such a thing as a Double Concerto for Banjo and Washtub Bass, I don't want to know about it!)

September 29, 2009 at 11:22 PM

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