Gian Carlo Menotti

Publisher: G. Schirmer

Concerto for Violin (1952)

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Publisher

G Schirmer Inc

Category

Soloists and Orchestra

Year Composed

1952

Duration

24 Minutes

Solo Instrument(s)

Violin

Orchestration

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Programme Note

Gian Carlo Menotti Concerto for Violin (1952)

Premiere:
December 5 1952
Efrem Zimbalist, violin
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
Philadelphia, PA

Movements:
1. Allegro moderato
2. Adagio
3. Allegro vivace

Discography - Concerto for Violin

Ensemble
Pacific Symphony Orchestra
Soloist(s)
Ruggiero Ricci
Conductor
Keith Clark
Reference Recordings:
45
Ensemble
Spoleto Festival Orchestra
Soloist(s)
Jennifer Koh, violin
Conductor
Richard Hickox
Chandos:
9979
Ensemble
Russian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Soloist(s)
Ittai Shapira, violin
Conductor
Thomas Sanderling
ASV:
1156
Ensemble
Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic
Soloist(s)
Walter Verdehr, violin
Conductor
Leon Gregorian
Crystal:
514

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Performances

Date

Title

21 FEB 2020

Concerto for Violin
Symphony No. 11 in G Minor, 'The Year 1905'

Baumann Auditorium, Newberg, OR
Oregon Symphony
Sarah Kwak; Robert Trevino , conductor

Other Dates:
22-24 February - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR

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Reviews

A new violin concerto introduced a new Efrem Zimbalist to a Carnegie Hall audience last night. The occasion was one of the Philadelphia Orchestra's visits to New York. The concerto was by the versatile Italo-American composer, Gian-Carlo Menotti....Both the concerto and Mr. Zimbalist sounded terrifically young last night. It is a fresh and vigorous piece of music, overflowing with energy and melody and whatever else it takes to complete a three-movement concerto without becoming apologetic.

Louis Biancolli, New York Telegram & Sun,10/12/1952