Violin Concerto (Riisager)
Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 was written by Danish composer Knudåge Riisager in 1950–1951 for violinist , to whom it is dedicated. Tworek gave its first performance with conductor Nicolai Malko at a Thursday Concert on 11 October 1951.[1] There is a second, revised, version of the concerto, which was performed for the first time by at Gothenburg.[2] The approximate duration is 23 minutes.
Structure[]
The concerto has only two movements, a calm, meditative Tranquillo and a brilliant Vivo, the latter being in the sonata form.[1][2]
Recordings[]
- (1973.V) , Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, — (2009) DANACORD DACOCD 467-468
- (2017.VI) , Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Andreas Delfs — (2019) dacapo 8.226145
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Claus Røllum-Larsen. Booklet notes to dacapo 8.226145
- ^ Jump up to: a b Mogens Wenzel Andreasen, tr. by Jeffrey Duckett. Booklet notes to DANACORD 467-468
External links[]
- Claus Røllum-Larsen. Booklet notes to dacapo 8.226145
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- Compositions by Knudåge Riisager
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