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Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53

187932 min

This guide follows Dvořák’s Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53 (1879) in three parts: Allegro ma non troppo (sonata form), Adagio ma non troppo and Finale: Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo.

Recording: Isabelle Faust (violin), NDR Radiophilharmonie, Andrew Manze (2024)

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Follow all 29 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II
  3. III: ,
I Sonata form0:11–10:26

The enters at once with the after a brief . Within the the between transitions, in a mixture of and habits. The calmer , in C major, arrives next. The is free and almost improvised. The comes back in a short , and a brief passage (the -like passage) leads straight into the slow without a pause.

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II 10:36–22:02
III: , 22:14–32:22

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

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Antonín DvořákConcertosRomantic periodA minorSonata form

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