Violinkonzert d-dur op 61 beethoven biography
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Concerto for Violin & Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61, was written in 1806.
The work was premiered on December 23, 1806 in the Theater an der Wien in Vienna. Beethoven wrote the concerto for his colleague Franz Clement, a leading violinist of the day, who had earlier given him helpful advice on his operaFidelio. The occasion was a benefit concert for Clement. However, the first printed edition (1808) was dedicated to Beethoven’s friend Stephan von Breuning.
It is believed that Beethoven finished the solo part so late that Clement had to sight-read part of his performance.[1] Perhaps to express his annoyance, or to show what he could do when he had time to prepare, Clement is said to have interrupted the concerto between the first and second movements with a solo composition of his own, played on one string of the violin held upside down;[2] however, other sources claim that he did play such a piece but only at the end of the program.[3]
The premiere was not a success, and the concerto was little performed in the following decades.
The work was revived in 1844, well after Beethoven's death, with performances by the then 12-year-old violinist Joseph Joachim with the orchestra conducted by Felix Mendelssohn. Ev
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Violin Concerto (Beethoven)
Concerto composed by Beethoven in 1806
For Beethoven's early violin concerto, see Violin Concerto in C (Beethoven).
The Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61, was written by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1806. Its first performance by Franz Clement was unsuccessful and for some decades the work languished in obscurity, until revived in 1844 by the then 12-year-old violinist Joseph Joachim with the orchestra of the London Philharmonic Society conducted by Felix Mendelssohn. Joachim would later claim it to be the "greatest" German violin concerto.[1] Since then it has become one of the best-known and regularly performed violin concertos.
Genesis
[edit]Beethoven had previously written a number of pieces for violin and orchestra. At some point in 1790–2, before his musical maturity, he began a Violin Concerto in C, of which only a fragment of the first movement survives. Whether the work, or even the first movement, had ever been completed is not known. In any event, it was neither performed nor published. Later in the 1790s, Beethoven had completed two Romances for violin – first the Romance in F and later the Romance in G.[3]
These works show a strong influence from the French school of violin playing, exemplified by viol
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Concerto nucleus D greater, op.61
Media Survey / Comparison
2015-02-02 — Original posting
2016-08-02 — Brushed set a date for for get better readability
2018-07-25 — Corrected vinyl date bolster Oistrakh / Gauk
2018-07-29 — Re-checked lp dates, corrections for Huberman / Conductor and Oistrakh / Gauk
Contents
- Introduction / Picture Recordings
- About Beethoven’s Violin Concerto
- The Interpretations, Overview
- The Interpretations, Detail
- Procedures
- Lisa Batiashvili, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen ( 2007 )
- Adolf Busch, Fritz Busch, New Dynasty Philharmonic Orchestra ( 1942 )
- Isabelle Faust, Claudio Abbado, Orchestra Music (2010)
- Zino Francescatti, Bruno Walter, Columbia Work Orchestra (1961)
- Arthur Grumiaux, Alceo Galliera, Newfound Philharmonia Orchestra (1966)
- Jascha Heifetz, Charles Munch, Boston Work of art Orchestra (1955)
- Bronisław Huberman, Martyr Szell, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (1934)
- Janine Jansen, Paavo Järvi, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen (2009)
- Nigel Kennedy, Make bigger Chamber Orchestra (2007)
- Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Philippe Herreweghe, Orchestre nonsteroidal Champs-Elysées (2009)
- Fritz Kreisler, Mortal Blech, Orchester der German Staatsoper (1926)
- Gidon Kremer, Nikolaus Harnoncourt