Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Violin Concerto, Op. 35 in D Major - Music Minus One

Critical Edition Violin Solo Part-This new edition of the violin solo part to the Korngold Violin Concerto in D Major is the first-ever to include Jascha Heifetz's performance notations edited by Endre Granat one of his star proteges. Born in Austria Korngold was forced into US exile by the annexation of Austria by the Nazis. He vowed to give up composing anything other than film music until Hitler was defeated. With the end of World War II he retired from films to concentrate on music for the concert hall. The violin concerto was the first such work that Korngold wrote following some initial persuasion from violinist and fellow émigré Bronislaw Huberman. Korngold was hurt by the assumption that he hadsold his integrity to Hollywood. He was thus determined to prove himself with a work that combined vitality and superb craftsmanship. Korngold composed his Violin Concerto in D major Op.35 in 1945 dedicating it to Alma Mahler the widow of his childhood mentor Gustav Mahler. The work was premiered on February 15 1947 by Jascha Heifetz and the St. Louis Symphony under conductor Vladimir Golschmann. It received the most enthusiastic ovation in St. Louis concert history at the time. On March 30 1947 Heifetz played the concerto in Carnegie Hall with the New York Philharmonic conducted by Efrem Kurtz: the broadcast performance was recorded on transcription discs. Heifetz's performance launched the work into the standard repertoire and it quickly became Korngold's most popular piece. Concerning Heifetz's performance of the work the composer wrote In spite of the demand for virtuosity in the finale the work with its many melodic and lyric episodes was contemplated more for a Caruso than for a Paganini. It is needless to say how delighted I am to have my concerto performed by Caruso and Paganini in one person: Jascha Heifetz.

These range from the melodic and harmonic subtlety of Erich Korngold at a mere 11 years of age the jazz sounds of Wilhelm Grosz a versatile musical talent of the 1920s to the Hollywood sound of the Russian-born Louis Gruenberg. The sound of strings in a new era.For Cello (Violin) and Piano

Op de Concerto pour violon de Korngold. 35 parmi les cinq plus a joué à tous les Violinkonzerten de l'histoire de la musique. Pas vraiment un virtuose du violon, difficilement un orchestre éminent, qui avait le travail pas dans son répertoire. / Violon Et Orchestre

Op de Concerto pour violon de Korngold 35 est l'un des concertos violon plus souvent jouées dans l'histoire de la musique. Il n'y a pratiquement aucun virtuose du violon et pratiquement aucun chef d'orchestre exceptionnel qui n'a pas de ce travail dans leur répertoire. Maintenant un handy, eas / Violon Et Orchestre