IDAGIO | Dvořák: Violin Concerto in A Minor & Romance in F Minor - Suk: Fantasy in G Minor, Op. 24 761195127957

Featuring

John Storgårds
Christian Tetzlaff
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Josef Suk
Antonín Dvořák

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Composer Biography

Both Antonín Dvořák and Josef Suk learned the violin as their first instrument, yet neither wrote many works for solo violin with orchestral accompaniment.

Notable Performances

Dvořák's Violin Concerto premiered in Prague on October 14, 1883, with his friend František Ondřiček as soloist and the Czech National Theatre orchestra.

Composition History

The first version of Dvořák's Violin Concerto was dedicated to the influential violinist Joseph Joachim, whom Dvořák had met through Brahms.

Composer Biography

Antonín Dvořák and Josef Suk, two leading Czech composers, were linked personally through Suk's marriage to Dvořák's daughter, Otylka.

Composition History

Dvořák's Violin Concerto was requested by Berlin publisher Fritz Simrock in January 1879, who specified it must be demanding for the soloist, original, and lyrical.

Compositional Technique

Dvořák's Violin Concerto is notable for the absence of solo cadenzas in all three movements, a rare feature for well-known concertos of that era.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Josef Suk, while having a strong Czech character in his music, did not explicitly aim for folkloric or patriotic impact, but rather allowed his own nature to emerge.