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1 day ago · He described the performance of Kazakh virtuoso Marat Bisengaliev as ‘jaw-droppingly’ good; hearing it again it really does sound like one of the finest British violin concertos, worthy of comparison with Elgar’s, Walton’s, Britten’s, Stevens’s and McCabe’s.
4 days ago · The violin concerto in particular flourished during the romantic period, thanks to the flexibility of this instrument and the many beautiful ways in which it can be used. Types of concertos which are considered modern range in style, from classically-inspired pieces to more difficult avant-garde works which demand a lot of work on the part of ...
4 days ago · Arches is a mini double violin concerto, but like all of Bach’s concerti, it reads much more like a concerto grosso, with the soloists in a flexible and fluid exchange of ideas with the rest of the ensemble. I wish that I could say the germinal material I reference is from the Bach “Double” concerto for two violins, but it’s actually ...
4 days ago · 5. Dmitri Shostakovich – Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor. Technical Challenges: Shostakovich’s first violin concerto is a monumental work that requires exceptional technical skill. The concerto’s complex rhythms, extensive use of double stops, and demanding cadenzas test the limits of the violinist’s abilities.
4 days ago · I’d never seen a real soloist play Vieuxtemps — to think of the thousands of violin pieces written during the 19th century! I used to pore over the lists on violin-concerto.de but got too depressed thinking about the scores I’d never get to hear. That website is gone now but the heartbreaks keep coming.
3 days ago · A student of great masters such as Augustin Dumay, Renaud Capuçon and Antje Weithaas, Liya Petrova commented on the concerto: “The Sibelius Violin Concerto is a musical piece that feels very close to my nature. Preparing for it requires entering the universe of the concerto which is very intense, dramatic and powerful.
