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Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-flat major, K. 207

177323 min

This guide follows Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-flat major, K. 207 (1773) in three parts: Allegro moderato (sonata form), Adagio (sonata form) and Presto (sonata form).

Recording: Gidon Kremer (violin), Wiener Philharmoniker, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

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Follow all 28 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II · Sonata form
  3. III · Sonata form
ISonata form0:34–7:34

. The orchestra begins with a poised, rather formal (an opening orchestral ). The then enters with the first , mixing graceful melody with more angular fast figuration. A leads to the , with a . Then come the and the . The plays a , and the follows.

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IISonata form7:47–15:47
IIISonata form15:48–23:51

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

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