Violin Concerto No. 2 (Bruch)

Violin Concerto
by Max Bruch
Key	D minor
Catalogue	Op. 44
Period	Romantic
Genre	Concerto
Composed	1877 (1877)
Movements	3
Scoring	Violin & Orchestra
Premiere
Date	November 1877 (1877-11)
Location	London

Max Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 44 was composed during 1877, and dedicated to the great Spanish violinist, Pablo de Sarasate. It was premiered in London by Sarasate, conducted by Bruch, on the 4th of November 1877.

Structure

The concerto has three movements:

1. Adagio ma non troppo
2. Recitativo: Allegro moderato (attacca)
3. Finale: Allegro molto

A typical performance runs 28 to 30 minutes.

References

Notes

Sources

• Anderson, Keith (2009). Bruch: Violin Concertos Nos. 2 and 3 (CD). Naxos Records. No: 8.557793.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)
• Fitfield, Christopher (2005). Max Bruch: His Life and Works. Boydell Press. ISBN 1-84383-136-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)
• Pine, Rachel Barton (2005). Scottish Fantasies for Violin and Orchestra (CD). Cedille Records. CDR 90000 083. Retrieved 2010-01-16.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)
• Wood, Thomas (2005). "Max Bruch Home Page, Catalog of Works". Wooster College. Archived from the original on 2011-06-02. Retrieved 2016-04-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)

External links

• Violin Concerto No.2, Op.44 (Bruch, Max): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project