Here's a thing I really want to hear: Ralph Vaughan Williams' (1872–1958) Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis with a mandolin-family quartetto classico playing the concertino role in beautiful, fluidly singing tremolo. As originally conceived, the string orchestra was divided in support of a conventional string quartet concertino for a fantastic antiphonal stereo effect. Just imagine . . .! But not too long! Please assemble your mandolin quartet, your more conventional (but divided) string orchestra, and deliver.
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