The Last Century

Music Composed in the 20th Century

The term has been around since 1925: a ‘concerto for orchestra’. New and yet not entirely new, as it has its roots in the Baroque concerto grosso. Hindemith wrote the first, Bartók the best-known, and Belgian composer Arthur Meulemans also unleashed his orchestral demons in two Concertos for Orchestra, composed in 1953 and 1957.

Playlist

1. Arthur Meulemans – Concerto for Orchestra No. 1
   Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Martyn Brabbins
2. Paul Hindemith – Concerto for Orchestra, Op. 38
   Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by José Serebrier
3. Arthur Meulemans – Concerto for Orchestra No. 2
   Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Martyn Brabbins
4. Béla Bartók – ‘Giuoco delle coppie’, from Concerto for Orchestra
   Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, conducted by Jakub Hrůša