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Concerto for violin and wind orchestra, op. 12

Work Details

Duration

33 minutes

First Performance

11 June 1925, Paris, Marcel Darrieux, violin, Orchestre de Concerts Straram, Walter Straram, cond.

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1) Andante con moto
2) a) Notturno - b) Cadenza - c) Serenata
3) Allegro molto, un poco agitato

Instrumentation
- 2 Flutes (picc.)
- Oboe
- 2 Clarinets
- 2 Bassoons
- 2 French horns
- Trumpet
- Timpani, percussion
- 4 Double basses

Kurt Weill Edition, Series II, volume 2
(full score)

Study score
Universal Edition, UE 35 538 (critical edition)

Violin and piano score
Universal Edition, UE 35 046 (based on critical edition)

Introductory Essay from the critical edition

Andreas Eichhorn

Concerto for violin and wind orchestra, op. 12. Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Kolja Blacher, violin. Claudio Abbado, cond.

Deutsche Grammophon (476 4144), 2010

Concerto for violin and wind orchestra, op. 12. Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin. Mariss Jansons, cond.

EMI (CDC5565732), 1998

Concerto for violin and wind orchestra, op. 12. Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie. Christian Tetzlaff, violin and cond.

Virgin Classics (VC 5 45056 2), 1995

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