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Clement, F.: Violin Concerto / Beethoven, L. Van: Violin Concerto, Op. 61

9/1/2008, 6 Tracks, 1:25:17

Featuring

  • José Serebrier
  • Rachel Barton Pine
  • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Franz Clement
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

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Composer Biography

Franz Clement, a violinist and composer, displayed remarkable musical gifts from an early age, giving his first public concert at seven and performing his own compositions at eight.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This recording features the world premiere commercial recording of Franz Clement's Violin Concerto in D Major (1805).

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

The concertos by Franz Clement and Beethoven share the same instrumentation, including a single flute, pairs of oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns, and trumpets, timpani, and strings.

Source: Booklet

Instruments

Violinist Rachel Barton Pine performs on an 'ex-Soldat' Guarneri del Gesu violin from Cremona, 1742.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Conductor José Serebrier, born in Uruguay of Russian and Polish parents, won two Guggenheims, the first as the youngest in that Foundation's history at age nineteen.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Beethoven's Violin Concerto was written for violinist Franz Clement, as indicated by the punning inscription 'par Clemenza pour Clement' on the autograph score.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Rachel Barton Pine won a gold medal at the 1992 J.S. Bach International Violin Competition in Leipzig, becoming the first American and youngest performer to achieve this honor.

Source: Booklet

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