Dimitri Chostakovitch (1906-1975)

Concerto pour violon n° 2 (1967)

in C sharp minor

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1967 - 18 may 1967
    • Duration: 29 mn
    • Publisher: Le Chant du Monde
    • Opus: 129
    • Dedication: David Féodorovitch Oïstrakh
Detailed formation
  • soloist: violin
  • 2 flutes (also piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 3 bassoons (also contrabassoon), 4 horns, timpani, tom-toms, 16 violins, 14 second violins, 12 violas, 12 cellos, 10 double basses [à cinq cordes]

Premiere information

  • Date: 26 October 1967
    Location:

    URSS, Moscou, grande salle du conservatoire


    Performers:

    David Oïstrakh : violon, Orchestre philharmonique de Moscou, direction : Kiril Kondrachine.

Table of contents

  1. Moderato
  2. Adagio
  3. Adagio – Allegro