The final version of Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1 was premiered in 1868 by Joseph Joachim, a world-famous virtuoso.
Wilhelm Stenhammar, a composer, pianist, and conductor, was the leading musical figure in Sweden at the beginning of the 20th century.
Stenhammar's Two Sentimental Romances for violin and piano are permeated with ethereal memories of Swedish Midsummer celebrations.
Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1 underwent at least a dozen revisions between 1864 and 1868, with the composer consulting numerous violinists.
Max Bruch, composer of the Violin Concerto No. 1, was best known in his day as a composer of choral works.
Despite the worldwide success of his Violin Concerto No. 1, Bruch did not profit from it because he had sold the rights to his publisher.
