Anyone know of any classical mandolin music?

Hello,

I just bought myself a mandolin, and I was wondering how much music there is out there for it, other then Vivaldi's concerto?

Thanks,

Zachary

There's an aria in Don Giovanni which features it: Deh, vieni alla finestra.

I'm also pretty sure some Wagner features mandolin, and some of Mahler's symphonies, if I'm not wrong.

Excuse my ignorance, but there's actually classical mandolin music?

I didn't know that there was any romantic era stuff for it. lol

Yes, mid-town, there is some, but I'm not familiar with any besides Vivaldi's concerto.

Schoenberg has used the mandolin in his pieces :)

You can also check this link for more Mandolin music: Music Listing - without preview images

Thank you! I had completely forgotten about that site.

There is a Hummel concerto for mandolin, which is more or less the same material as the piano concertino.

Vivaldi would be the best place...I think he was the only composer to create music for this instrument more than anyone else.

If you don't mind the newer stuff, there is a Mandolin Concerto by Avner Dorman. Check out the videos on YouTube:

Mahler used a mandolin in his 8th symphony

One of the Roman poems by Respighi uses one, if I recall correctly. I don't have the scores handy, so I can't double check.

On 3/8/2008 at 4:39 AM, Nolan said:

If you don't mind the newer stuff, there is a Mandolin Concerto by Avner Dorman. Check out the videos on YouTube:

 

 

 

I can't believe what I just heard, I thought mandolins where only relegated to blue grass country, I never thought it would go well with classical music.