Violin Concerto No. 2 (Bruch)

Violin Concerto
by Max Bruch
Key	D minor
Opus	44
Period	Romantic
Genre	Concerto
Composed	1877 (1877)
Movements	3
Scoring	Violin & Orchestra
Premiere
Date	November 1877 (1877-11)
Location	London

Max Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 44 was composed during 1877, following a failed attempt in 1874, and dedicated to the great Spanish violinist, Pablo de Sarasate. It was premiered in London by Sarasate, conducted by Bruch, on 4 November 1877.

Structure

External audio
Performed by Salvatore Accardo with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra under Kurt Masur
I. Adagio non troppo
II. Recitativo
III. Finale (Allegro molto)

The concerto has three movements:

1. Adagio ma non troppo (D minor, ending in D major)

   

2. Recitativo: Allegro moderato (B♭ major) (attacca)
   
3. Finale: Allegro molto (B♭ major – D major)
   

A typical performance runs 28 to 30 minutes.

References

Notes

Sources

• Anderson, Keith (2009). Bruch: Violin Concertos Nos. 2 and 3 (CD). Naxos Records. No: 8.557793.
• Fifield, Christopher (2005). Max Bruch: His Life and Works. Boydell Press. ISBN 1-84383-136-8.
• Pine, Rachel Barton (2005). Scottish Fantasies for Violin and Orchestra (CD). Cedille Records. CDR 95000 083. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
• Wood, Thomas (2005). "Max Bruch Home Page, Catalog of Works". Wooster College. Archived from the original on 2 June 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2016.

External links

• Violin Concerto No.2, Op.44 (Bruch, Max): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
• Potter, Tully (2016). "Liner Notes to The Romantic Violin Concerto 21: Max Bruch - Violin Concerto Nº.2 in D-minor, Op. 44, CDA68055" (PDF). Hyperion Records.