Violin Concerto No. 1 (Goldmark)
The Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op.28 by Karl Goldmark was composed in 1877 and premiered in Bremen the same year. Goldmark later composed a second violin concerto, but it was never published, and is believed to be lost.[1]
Structure and Analysis
It consists of three movements:
- Allegro moderato
- Air: Andante
- Moderato - Allegretto
A standard performance lasts approximately 32 minutes.
A very romantic work, it has a Magyar march in the first movement and passages reminiscent of Dvořák and Mendelssohn in the second and third movements. It has started to re-enter the repertoire, through recordings by such prominent violin soloists as Itzhak Perlman and Joshua Bell. Nathan Milstein also championed the work and Milstein's recording of the Concerto (1957) is widely considered the definitive one.
Recordings
Recordings of this concerto include:
| Soloist | Orchestra | Conductor | Record Company | Year of Recording | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itzhak Perlman | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | André Previn | EMI Classics | 1978 | Vinyl / CD |
| Nathan Milstein | Philharmonia Orchestra | Harry Blech | EMI Classics | 1975 | Vinyl / CD |
| Vera Tsu | Razumovsky Sinfonia | Yu Long | Naxos Records | 1995[lower-alpha 1]/1997[lower-alpha 2] | CD |
| Joshua Bell | Los Angeles Philharmonic | Esa-Pekka Salonen | Sony Classical Records | 2000 | CD |
References
- Notes
- ↑ Released by Marco Polo Records, along with a recording of the Korngold Violin Concerto in D minor by the same forces
- ↑ Released by Naxos Records, contents are identical to the earlier release
- Sources
- Botstein, Leon (1999). "Program Notes: Goldmark Violin Concerto". American Symphony Orchestra.
External links
- Violin Concerto Op. 28: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Anderson, Keith (1997). "Liner Notes: Korngold/Goldmark - Violin Concertos, Naxos 8.553579". Naxos Records.
- Huscher, Phillip. "Program Notes:Karl Goldmark - Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 28" (PDF). Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
- "Karl Goldmark: A-minor Violin Concerto". Youtube. 26 June 2011.