Denisov´s violin concerto

October 26, 2010 at 07:33 AM ·

 Doesn't seem to have made it onto a CD recording. Perhaps a radio recording exists.

October 26, 2010 at 09:51 AM ·

Hope so at least,  Kremer is the only one that has performed it live right?

December 31, 2010 at 08:22 PM ·

 Well I looked quite a bit and couldn't see any evidence of anyone else having played it. If that's really the case it just shows the extreme difficulty of getting a new work into the repertoire. Here's a well known figure in the domain of contemporary music with a star soloist playing his work and here we are having trouble even tracking down any recording of it. For myself as composer of a Viola Concerto, knowing that is both comforting and depressing at the same time; lucky to have got one good performance that was recorded, but 2011 will be the tenth anniversary of that event, and there's no immediate prospect of another airing. If it does happen it will probably be me that has to put the entire orchestra together... that's not totally out of the question though.