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Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

187841 min

This guide follows Brahms’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 (1878) in three parts: Allegro non troppo (sonata form), Adagio and Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace.

Recording: Augustin Hadelich (violin), WDR Sinfonieorchester, Cristian Măcelaru (2020)

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  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II
  3. III ,
I Sonata form0:01–23:03

The orchestra alone presents the themes first, in the : the , a , a and a . A plain D major paragraph is answered by a surprise in C major. The enters with the , in D minor, and takes the material further. The and then the follow. Late in the the plays a ; afterwards the orchestra re-enters gently, and the starts.

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II23:27–32:25
III , 32:48–40:37

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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