Bohuslav Martinu: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 H 293: Violin:

Bohuslav Martinu wrote his first Violin Concerto in Paris in 1932 33 this work having been commissioned by the Violin virtuoso Samuel Dushkin. However it was never performed during the composer?s lifetime and was even considered lost after his death. It was not until 1961 that musicologist and collector Hans Moldenhauer bought it from Boaz Piller contrabassoonist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Moldenhauer approached Czech violinist Josef Suk who gave the world premiere of the work with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Georg Solti in October 1973.This Piano reduction is based on the musical text of the first edition. The solo parthas been revised by a leading Czech violinist and performer of Martinu?s music.Major Violin concerto of the 20th centuryNew Foreword by Martinu scholar Sandra Bergmannová (Cz/Eng/Ger)Performance material available for hireFull score available for sale (H5798)

Couverture Rigide. Par MARTINU BOHUSLAV. Replaces H 277 The two concertos contained in this volume represent two different stylistic periods within Martinu's work. The 'Concerto da Camera” (1941) is the last of his works inspired by the Baroque concerto grosso. The 'Rhapsody-Concerto”, composed eleven years later (1952), was the first work of his so-called 'fantasia period”, marked by a more open sense of form and an expansion of tonality. The edition of the 'Concerto da Camera' shows, for the first time, the extend of Martinu's modifications to the work since its composition and publication, particularly on the solo violin part. The edition of the 'Rhapsody-Concerto” takes into account, among others, the discovery of previously unknown contemporary performance materials. This volume of the Bohuslav Martinu-Complete Edition (BMCE) is based on a wealth of text and music sources, in particular autographs and contemporary copies that were recognized by the composer and early performers of the works, as well as some first editions created in collaboration with Martinu./ Répertoire / Conducteur