 Bruch had intended the piece to form the first movement of a projected second violin concerto.However the composer found himself unable to progress beyond the first movement and chose to publish the work as a standalone concert piece dedicated to violinist Robert Heckmann who along with Joseph Joachim had assisted Bruch with the violin part.Bruch started work on what he had planned to be his second violin concerto while preparing to conduct his choral work "Odysseus