Movement No. 1: Allegro molto appassionato
(12.55)
£1.00
Movement No. 2: Andante
(07.48)
£1.00
Movement No. 3: Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace
(06.40)
£1.00
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Composer: Mendelssohn
Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras
Soloist: Alina Ibragimova (Violin)
Venue: Queen Elizabeth Hall (London)
Instrument: Violin
Genre: Instrumental
Period: Romantic
Moods: Romantic, Joyful
Date: Sat 10 Jun 2006
With Brahms’ and Beethoven’s violin concertos, it is considered as one of the greatest violin concertos ever written.
The piece is known for its many innovations among which the linking of first and second movements by a sustained bassoon note.
What is a concerto?
A concerto is a piece of music in which one solo instrument is contrasted with an orchestra.
About the composer
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 – 1847) was
a
German composer and conductor of the early
Romantic period. He wrote twelve symphonies, including the
Scottish (No. 3) and the
Italian (No.4) his two most popular symphonies, as well as operas, piano concertos and the
Violin concerto in E minor among many other pieces.
About the performers
