violin concerto Archive

I listened to an interview some time ago when violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter was asked what event caused her to become interested in becoming a violinist. She replied that her parents took her to a concert …

  Sibelius’ Concerto I’ve been listening to the Violin concerto by Jean Sibelius. This Finnish composer was born in 1865 and died in 1957. His music is lyrical, dramatic, and emotional. When I thought about …

Glazunov’s violin concerto is in a single continuous movement, probably modelled on the piano concertos of Liszt, which Glazunov much admired. There is a concise exposition, with a dolce, espressivo violin theme as its main …

In 1794, Beethoven met a precocious violinist, Franz Clement, who was only thirteen at that time. Shortly thereafter, he wrote to the teenager, “Continue along the road on which you have already made such a …

Alexander Glazunov composed the Violin Concerto in A minor Opus 82 in 1904–5 when he was at the height of his fame in Russia. It was premiered on 15 February 1905 in St Petersburg at …