The twenty-fifth concerto brings us back to one of the regular symphony orchestra instruments, the trombone (image from the wikipedia link). Concertos for this brass instrument have been relatively rare throughout the centuries - the first one was possibly composed by Wagenseil or Albrechtsberger, whilst during the 19th century only the Rimsky-Korsakov concerto has entered the repertoire. In the 20th century, trombone concertos have been composed by the likes of Aho, Milhaud, Rota, Sandstrom, Larsson, Holmboe, Nyman and Tomasi. I have selected my own favourite, the 1991 concerto by Christopher Rouse. It is played by Joseph Alessi and the Colorado Symphony Orchestra under Marin Alsop, taken from a BMG CD.
