Violin Concerto No. 2 (Bruch)
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Max Bruch
's Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op.
44 was composed around 1878
, and dedicated to the great Spanish violinist, Pablo de Sarasate
. It was premiered in London by Sarasate, conducted by Bruch, in November 1878. The concerto has three movements
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A typical performance runs 28 to 30 minutes.
Max Bruch
Max Christian Friedrich Bruch , also known as Max Karl August Bruch, was a German Romantic composer and conductor who wrote over 200 works, including three violin concertos, the first of which has become a staple of the violin repertoire.-Life:Bruch was born in Cologne, Rhine Province, where he...
's Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op.
Opus number
An Opus number , pl. opera and opuses, abbreviated, sing. Op. and pl. Opp. refers to a number generally assigned by composers to an individual composition or set of compositions on publication, to help identify their works...
44 was composed around 1878
1878 in music
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, and dedicated to the great Spanish violinist, Pablo de Sarasate
Pablo de Sarasate
Pablo Martín Melitón de Sarasate y Navascués was a Navarrese Spanish violinist and composer of the Romantic period.-Career:Pablo Sarasate was born in Pamplona, Navarre, the son of an artillery bandmaster...
. It was premiered in London by Sarasate, conducted by Bruch, in November 1878. The concerto has three movements
Movement (music)
A movement is a self-contained part of a musical composition or musical form. While individual or selected movements from a composition are sometimes performed separately, a performance of the complete work requires all the movements to be performed in succession...
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- Adagio non troppo
- RecitativoRecitativeRecitative , also known by its Italian name "recitativo" , is a style of delivery in which a singer is allowed to adopt the rhythms of ordinary speech...
: Allegro moderato (attacca) - Finale: Allegro molto
A typical performance runs 28 to 30 minutes.