Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Violin Concerto (1939)
- General information
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Composition date:
1939 - 20 sep 1939
- Duration: 31 mn
- Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
- Opus: 15
- Dedication: 'To Henry Boys'
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Composition date:
1939 - 20 sep 1939
- Type
- Concertant music [Violin and orchestra]
Detailed formation
- soloist: 1 violin
- 3 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1 tuba, 2 percussionists, 1 timpani, 1 harp, strings
Premiere information
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Date:
28 March 1940
Performers:Antonio Brosa et le New York Philharmonic Orchestra, direction : John Barbirolli.
Table of contents
- Moderato con moto
- Vivace
- Passacaglia