violin minor large orchestral work forms important violin repertoire popular frequently performed violin time typical performance lasts half hour originally proposed idea violin ferdinand david close friend leipzig orchestra conceived work took years complete premiered time maintained regular correspondence david gave suggestions work foremost violin romantic era influential composers consists movements standard fast slow fast structure movement follows traditional form innovative included novel features time distinctive aspects include immediate entrance violin beginning work following orchestral preview movement major themes typical classical era composed form movements connected played movement immediately following previous received soon regarded greatest violin time remains popular day developed reputation essential aspiring concert master usually romantic era learn professional recorded work regularly performed concerts classical music competitions wrote violin string orchestra minor years old time produced string work rediscovered recorded history following appointment principal conductor leipzig orchestra named childhood friend ferdinand david orchestra work origins derive professional collaboration letter dated july wrote david like write violin winter minor runs head beginning gives peace took years complete possible reasons delay including self doubt symphony unhappy period berlin request king prussia david kept regular correspondence time seeking technical advice violin composed input professional influence future collaborations score dated september seeking advice david premiere performed leipzig march ferdinand david unable conduct illness premiere conducted danish composer conducted october ferdinand david instrumentation work scored solo violin standard orchestra period consisting horns strings movements consists movements following tempo markings minor major non major minutes instead orchestral opens immediate entry solo violin playing tune minor gave peace following rapidly ascending notes opening theme orchestra transition passage music second subject theme major melody initially played providing pedal note open string tune played solo violin short ends exposition section opening movement opening themes combined development section music builds innovative wrote allowing builds speed rhythmic shifts finally require serves link opening melody played orchestra accompanied continuing opening themes repeated second theme played major returning minor closing movement music speed coda marked variant original transition passage ends movement minutes final chord movement moving middle serves key change minor opening movement lyrical major slow movement movement form reminiscent songs words theme darker middle section minor introduced orchestra violin takes melody accompaniment simultaneously accompaniment requires music returns main lyrical major theme time leading conclusion non minutes following second movement brief fourteen bar transitional passage minor solo violin strings leads lively finale major opening marked trumpet fanfare movement form opening theme requiring fast passage work opening exposition leads brief second major theme played builds series rapidly ascending descending reminiscent movement orchestra plays variation opening melody music moves short development section major essentially similar exposition apart addition counter melody strings second theme repeated time home key major small near end movement play main tune prolonged solo violin concludes coda analysis innovative respects movement departs typical form classical ways immediate entry outset occurs piano movement conventional form theme played solo violin orchestra classical typically opened orchestral introduction followed version essentially material incorporates novel written located typical classical improvised performing occurs end movement final coda written included published version instead streamlined version ferdinand david complexity original played version today artists play original performs violin stands previous connected movements break second movements note held passage movements begins immediately slow movement melody similar opening hints form piece linking designed eliminate applause movements come surprise audience unlike today movements calls orchestra extended periods start novel violin time legacy violin influenced composers adopted aspects example unusual placement reflected violin similarly placed serves extend development section following rare composer leave days linking movements influenced second piano instant success warmly received premiere received contemporary critics end nineteenth century piece considered greatest violin repertoire popular pieces regularly performed interest music declined early twentieth century year death celebrated told guests 75th birthday party germans violin greatest seriousness richest seductive written inward heart jewel work developed reputation essential aspiring violin conquer led virtually discography concert including active dawn recorded sound little recorded music exists remains technically challenging generally considered difficult famous counterparts recordings vast discography following recordings received notable awards outstanding reviews violin conductor highly recommended violin montreal conductor star violin conductor violin chamber orchestra europe conductor highly recommended recording magazine april violin conductor editor choice magazine february recommended recording february violin conductor disc month magazine june conductor editor choice magazine february
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