Joyce Rasmussen Balint

 photo by Peter C. North

Most people don't know that the mandolin is more than a folk instrument.  Major composers such as Vivaldi, Mozart, Hummel, and Beethoven wrote for it.  The following is a small sampling of music for the mandolin in concert:  solo mandolin, concertos, ensembles.  A program can be tailored for your needs.

Solo mandolin: 

Suite by J. S. Bach                                                            Music from the Renaissance                                      Paganini                                                                                  Italin and other Folk Songs                                           Variations on a Theme by Furstenberg

Concertos

Mandolin Concertos have varying accompanying instruments:   a full orchestra, a string orchestra, and even as small as two violins and cello.

Hummel                                                                            Hasse                                                                                 Vivaldi                                                                                 Cantone

Quartets

Mandolin with String Trio.

Giovanni Hoffmann                                                     Francesco G. Giuliani                                                        Alfred Uhl

Mandolin with one accompanying instrument

Many compositions are written specifically for mandolin with the accompaniment of the guitar, piano, harpsichord, or harp.  The mandolin blends beautifully with all these instruments.  Programs can be arranged for your particular needs!  The mandolin repertoire is also enhanced with transcriptions of many pieces written for violin, flute, or oboe.

A sampling of composers:

Vivaldi, Bach, Telemann, Beethoven, Mozart, Bartok, Cantone, Kaufmann, Gervasio, Krumpholtz, Paolucci, Handel, Giuliano

photo by Peter C. North

Repertoire for the violin performance is standard, so there is no need to list composers or compositions.

Programs can be combined with Ms. Balint performing on both instruments (not at the same time, though).