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October 14 is the anniversary of the premier of Dvorak's Violin Concerto (Opus#53) in 1883. It is one of my favorite works of his along with his String Serenade (Opus#22) and Sixth Symphony(Opus#60). All three works date from the 1870's. The Violin Concerto was written shortly before the Sixth Symphony. it was commissioned in 1879 by violinist Joseph Joachim(1831-1907.
It was four years later before the premier. Originally when it was finished Joachim was not satisfied with it. instead it was premiered by By Frantisek Ondricek (1857-1922) who was a Czech violinist and composer. He also gave the premieres in London and Vienna. Joachim was also a violinist and composer he was friends with Johanes Brahms. He was one of the preeminent violinists of his day and he was also a composer. Dvorak had originally intended to dedicate it to Joachim. The concerto is in the standard Three movements: Allegro ma non troppo, Adagio non troppo and the finale Allegro giocoso. It lasts about a half hour. There are Many excellent recordings of this work. The one that I have is Itzhak Perlman with the London Philharmonic conducted by Daniel Barnboim on the EMI label. it is coupled with Dvorak's Romance for Violin and Orchestra (Opus#11). This is not as famous as some other violin concertos or Dvorak's Ninth Symphony or Cello Concerto but it is an excellent work.
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