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Martinů: The Complete Music for Violin & Orchestra, Vol. 4

2/16/2024, 6 Tracks, 54:08

Featuring

  • Bohuslav Matoušek
  • Christopher Hogwood
  • Czech Philharmonic
  • Bohuslav Martinů

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Notable Performances

Martinu's Violin Concerto No. 1 was not premiered until October 25, 1973, in Chicago, with Josef Suk as soloist and Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Bohuslav Martinu, the composer, was a violinist himself and for some years was a member of the Czech Philharmonic.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Martinu's Violin Concerto No. 2 was commissioned by Mischa Elman, a famous American violinist of Ukrainian origin, after Elman heard Martinu's Symphony No. 1 in New York.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

The rise of nationalist socialist politics in Germany, with its aversion to 'degenerated music,' prevented Schott publishing house from fulfilling an exclusive contract with Martinu.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Bohuslav Matoušek, the violinist on this recording, studied with Arthur Grumiaux and Nathan Milstein and won first prize at the prestigious Prague Spring International Competition in 1972.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

In the closing movement of Violin Concerto No. 1, Martinu combines the solo violin with the snare drum in a highly original way, a timbre he returned to years later in other works.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Martinu's Violin Concerto No. 1 was commissioned by Samuel Dushkin, a celebrated Polish-born American violinist, who also inspired Igor Stravinsky to compose a violin concerto.

Source: Booklet

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