Schumann's Violin Concerto was deemed unworthy by Joseph Joachim, a violinist who performed it privately, and remained unpublished for decades after the composer's death.
Compositional Technique
The first movement of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto is innovative because the solo violin enters without an opening orchestral tutti, and its cadenza introduces the recapitulation.
Recording & Production
The legendary interpretations on this album are carefully remastered and presented in state-of-the-art digital transfers from original material.
Composition History
Mendelssohn began forming ideas for his Violin Concerto six years before its completion in 1844, writing to violinist Ferdinand David, the work's dedicatee, about a concerto in E minor.
Historical Context
Schumann's Violin Concerto was rediscovered through unusual circumstances in 1933 when Jelly d'Arányi, a grandniece of Joseph Joachim, claimed to receive spirit messages via a Ouija board.
Composition History
Schumann's Violin Concerto, completed in October 1853, was the composer's last major work.
Recording & Production
This recording is part of the 'Archive Performances' series by Peter Biddulph Violins, dedicated to restoring historical recordings.
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