John Craton

Mandolin Concerto No. 1 in D Minor. Written for mandolinist Victor Kioulaphides, the concerto is largely conventional in style and features solo mandolin with string orchestra in three movements: Allegro; Adagio (“Alabama Lullaby”); Allegretto. The work was premiered by Dutch mandolinist Ferdinand Binnendijk and the Orkest van het Oosten in Zwolle, Netherlands, in 2006. This edition has been transcribed for mandolin and piano.

Pages: 36 pp. (piano pt.), 11 pp. (mandolin pt.), 8½” x 11”
Level: Advanced
Performance Time: App. 17 min.

Videos of the premiere performance of this work, with Ferdinand Binnendijk and Het Orkest van het Oosten, can be viewed here

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