Vibraphone

 

 

The vibraphone is one of the tuneful members of the percussion group, similar to marimba and xylophone, but with aluminium bars instead of wooden bars. Dating back to the nineteen twenties, this is a relatively new addition to the family of musical instruments. It is mainly associated with jazz music, where it plays a prominent role, and indeed is rarely seen in classical music. I have only concerto of this type in my collection. It is by Siegfried Fink and dates back to the second half of the 20th century. The recording is by Peter Sadlo with the Munich Chamber Orchestra under Gilbert Varga on Koch Schwann.