Steven Schwartz wrote:

>Scott Morrison writes, Re: Benjamin Lees:
>
>>But his concerto for string quartet and orchestra is masterly.  Now, I
>>wonder why no one had ever written one for this combination?
>
>Oh, but he has several predecessors, including Schulhoff, Schoenberg, and
>Martinu, to name merely the best known.

And Spohr, Piston (with winds), Fuleihan, Etler, Mercure, Jelinek, Thiele,
Orban...

I find the Lees the best with Orban running a close second and the Martinu
third.

Karl