Shostakovich's first work of this type has a third movement Passacaglia and opens with a moderato Nocturne. Tchaikovsky's sole work in this genre is sometimes performed with cuts advocated by its dedicatee, Leopold Auer. Beethoven's sole work in this genre begins with four l
Shostakovich's first work of this type has a third movement Passacaglia and opens with a moderato Nocturne. Tchaikovsky's sole work in this genre is sometimes performed with cuts advocated by its dedicatee, Leopold Auer. Beethoven's sole work in this genre begins with four lone timpani strokes and has the soloist enter playing in broken octaves. In spite of its title, Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole is often considered one of these works. Brahms wrote one for Joseph Joachim and Mozart wrote ones nicknamed "Strassburg" and "Turkish." For 10 points, name this type of composition in which an orchestra might accompany Itzhak Perlman or Jascha Heifetz.
Shostakovich's first work of this type has a third movement Passacaglia and opens with a moderato Nocturne.
violin concerto