Double Violin Concerto (Bach) — The Concerto for Two Violins in D minor (BWV 1043) is perhaps one of the most famous works by J. S. Bach and considered among the best examples of the work of the late Baroque period. Bach wrote it in Leipzig sometime between 1730 and 1731, most… … Wikipedia
Violin concerto — David Oistrakh playing a violin concerto A violin concerto is a concerto for solo violin (occasionally, two or more violins) and instrumental ensemble, customarily orchestra. Such works have been written si … Wikipedia
Double bass concerto — A double bass concerto is a piece of music for solo double bass with an orchestra. The first concerti for solo bass were written in the late classical period by Domenico Dragonetti and Johannes Matthias Sperger. Several concerti were also written … Wikipedia
Violin Concerto No. 2 (Wieniawski) — Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22, by the Polish violin virtuoso, Henryk Wieniawski, may have been started in 1856, but the first performance did not take place until November 27, 1862, when he played it in St. Petersburg with Anton… … Wikipedia
Violin Concerto (Sibelius) — The Violin Concerto in D minor, opus 47 was written by Jean Sibelius in 1903. HistorySibelius dedicated the concerto to the noted violinist Franz von Vecsey. The initial version of the concerto premiered in 1903 in Helsinki. Sibelius conducted… … Wikipedia
Violin Concerto (Mendelssohn) — Portrait of Mendelssohn, 1839. Felix Mendelssohn s Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 is his last large orchestral work. It forms an important part of the violin repertoire and is one of the most popular and most frequently performed violin… … Wikipedia
Violin Concerto No. 1 (Bruch) — Max Bruch s Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26, is one of the most popular violin concertos in the repertoire. It continues to be performed and recorded by many violinists and is arguably Bruch s most famous composition. [… … Wikipedia
Violin Concerto (Elgar) — Sir Edward Elgar s Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61, is one of his longest orchestral works and has been described as the greatest English contribution to the treasury of Romantic violin concertos . [David Dubal, in The Essential Canon of… … Wikipedia
Violin Concerto No. 1 (Paganini) — The Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 6, was composed by Niccolò Paganini in Italy, probably between 1817 and 1818. The concerto reveals that Paganini s technical wizardry was fully developed. Contemporary audiences gasped at the extended passages of… … Wikipedia
Violin Concerto (Walton) — The Violin Concerto of William Walton (1902–1983) was written in 1938 ndash;39 and reorchestrated in 1943. It has three movements:#Andante tranquillo #Presto capriccioso alla napolitana #VivaceThe concerto was written for Jascha Heifetz, who… … Wikipedia
