Boston Symphony Orchestra

Composition date: 1878.

Movements:
1. Allegro moderato—Moderato assai (D major)
2. Canzonetta . Andante (G minor)
3. Finale . Allegro vivacissimo (D major)

Written at Clarens in spring 1878 with...Read more

Composition date: 1878.

Movements:
1. Allegro moderato—Moderato assai (D major)
2. Canzonetta . Andante (G minor)
3. Finale . Allegro vivacissimo (D major)

Written at Clarens in spring 1878 with the collaboration of violinist Iosif Kotek. The intended dedication to Leopold Auer was later replaced by one to Adolph Brodsky, who premiered the concerto in Vienna on 22 November/4 December 1881. The original slow movement became Méditation in Op. 42.

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