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The concerto, 1721 to 1959
Soloist and orchestra across two and a half centuries, from Bach's harpsichord to Rostropovich's cello.
Bach → Vivaldi → Mozart → Beethoven → Mendelssohn → Tchaikovsky → Dvořák → Rachmaninoff → Ravel → Shostakovich
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
This guide follows Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 (1806) in three parts: Allegro ma non troppo (sonata form), Larghetto (theme and variations) and Rondo: Allegro (rondo).
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Follow all 36 sections as they play
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The opens with the timpani alone, tapping out repeated D's. Then oboes, clarinets and bassoons bring in a calm . The orchestra sets out all the main ideas before the violin enters with a flourish of rising octaves (the ) and then its own . Then the begins. The timpani figure marks the . After the , the starts.
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Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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