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,^[1][2] and dedicated to the great Spanish violinist, Pablo de Sarasate.^[3] It was premiered in London by Sarasate, conducted by Bruch, on 4 November 1877.^[3][1]

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:

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 90000 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.