Pierre Rode composed exclusively for his own instrument, the violin.
Pierre Rode, the composer, was the star pupil of Viotti, who was considered the greatest violinist of his day.
Pierre Rode, a great virtuoso, premiered Beethoven's last Violin Sonata.
This album is the fourth of five volumes that will contain all thirteen of Pierre Rode's Violin Concertos.
Friedemann Eichhorn, the violinist on this recording, composed the cadenzas for the pieces.
This album features world première recordings of the works included.
