Concerto No.1 for Violin and Orchestra in A Minor op.99 from Dmitri Sostakovici
Concerto No.1 for Violin and Orchestra in A Minor op.99 from Dmitri Sostakovici
Author(s): Maria Cristina BostanSubject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Music
Published by: Editura Universitatii Transilvania din Brasov
Keywords: Concerto; Passacaglia; Scherzo; Burlesque; violin;
Summary/Abstract: In Concerto no. 1 for violin and orchestra, the soloist is facing a very difficult page, hich emphasizes all the resources of the instrument, especially when the violin is accompanied by an extensive orchestral ensemble. The score provides, through its structural unity, a wide range of symphonic and concerto elements, as well as content of the forms included in it.Concerto no.1 for violin and orchestra in A minor op.99, has a quadripartite structure and unfolds in an atypical succession of the traditional concerto genre: the first part Moderato-Nocturna, the second part Scherzo (Allegro), the third part Passacaglia (Andante) and the fourth part Burlesque (Allegro con Brio).
Journal: Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov, Series VIII: Performing Arts
- Issue Year: 11/2018
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 27-40
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English