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