I was listening to Performance Today the other day, and I heard the Edgar Meyer Violin Concerto. I was struck by how expressive it was. This is a very nice piece I thought, but I've heard this before. It had that same plaintive meloncholy as Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto. In fact, it's a complete ripoff. I chuckled to myself. Good artists copy, great artists steal. This was a theft all right.
I later did a search on Google and found out that Hilary Hahn bundles her Meyer performance with a little Samuel Barber as well. Well I'll be, I'm not the only one. Like two peas in a pod these concertos.
They are BOTH worth a listen. Highly recommended. You can pick up the CD at Amazon.