Violin Concerto No. 2 (Bruch)

Violin Concerto
by Max Bruch
KeyD minor
Opus44
PeriodRomantic
GenreConcerto
Composed1877 (1877)
Movements3
ScoringViolin & Orchestra
Premiere
DateNovember 1877 (1877-11)
LocationLondon

Max Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 44 was composed during 1877, following a failed attempt in 1874,[1][2] and dedicated to the great Spanish violinist, Pablo de Sarasate.[3] It was premiered in London by Sarasate, conducted by Bruch, on 4 November 1877.[3][1]

Structure

External audio
Performed by Salvatore Accardo with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra under Kurt Masur
audio icon I. Adagio non troppo
audio icon II. Recitativo
audio icon III. Finale (Allegro molto)

The concerto has three movements:

  1. Adagio ma non troppo (D minor, ending in D major)
  2. Recitativo: Allegro moderato (B♭ major) (attacca)
  3. Finale: Allegro molto (B♭ major – D major)

A typical performance runs 28 to 30 minutes.

References

Notes
  1. ^ a b Fifield 2005, p. 153
  2. ^ Wood 2005
  3. ^ a b Pine 2005
Sources
  • Anderson, Keith (2009). Bruch: Violin Concertos Nos. 2 and 3 (CD). Naxos Records. No: 8.557793.
  • Fifield, Christopher (2005). Max Bruch: His Life and Works. Boydell Press. ISBN 1-84383-136-8.
  • Pine, Rachel Barton (2005). Scottish Fantasies for Violin and Orchestra (CD). Cedille Records. CDR 90000 083. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  • Wood, Thomas (2005). "Max Bruch Home Page, Catalog of Works". Wooster College. Archived from the original on 2 June 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2016.


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