jmc's classics
January 27th is the anniversary of the premier of Tchaikovsky's Serenade Melancolique for violin and Orchestra (Opus#26) in 1876. It was written before the Famous Violin Concerto. It is in the B flat key. It is dedicated to Leopold Auer who was one of Tchaikovsky's fellow teachers at the Moscow conservatory
Auer had requested a violin piece. It was completed around the time that Tchaikovsky had completed his First Piano Concerto (Opus#23). There is also a transcription of this piece for violin and piano. This is one of the more popular short pieces for violin and orchestra, along with Beethoven's two romances for violin and orchestra, Svendsen's Romance and Ralph Vaughan-Williams' The Lark ascending. There are many there short pieces for violin and orchestra. It has been described as a "Russian lament" and a "slow movement cut off from an imaginary violin concerto". It does sound sad and melancoly. In this piece are influence from Tchaikovsky's operaVukala the Smith and the slow movement of His First Piano Concerto. I enjoy listening to it. There are many good recordings of this work. The one which I happen to own is of Isaac Stern. This album also includes Henryk Wieniawski's Second Violin Concerto, Max Bruch's First Violin Concerto and Tchaikovsky's Meditation for Violin and Orchestra (Opus#42). It is with Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra. It is on the Sony label. All three composers were contemporaries of each other. I recommend this album.
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