Violin Concertos

Album by Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev & Vadim Repin & Hallé Orchestra & Kent Nagano

Violin Concertos are two violin concertos by Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich, composed in 1948 (the first completed in 1955) and 1967. They pair intense, often bleak melodic material and incisive orchestration with technically demanding solo writing, and occupy a prominent place in Shostakovich's output as works that reflect his late stylistic shifts and the political tensions of his career.

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  1. 1.
    Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor, op.77: I Nocturne - Moderato
    11:11
  2. 2.
    Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor, op.77: II Scherzo - Allegro
    6:07
  3. 3.
    Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor, op.77: III Passacaglia - Andante
    7:49
  4. 4.
    Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor, op.77: IIIa Cadenza
    3:58
  5. 5.
    Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor, op.77: IV Burlesque - Allegro con brio
    4:35
  6. 6.
    Violin Concerto No.2 in G minor, op.63: I Allegro moderato
    10:24
  7. 7.
    Violin Concerto No.2 in G minor, op.63: II Andante assai
    8:59
  8. 8.
    Violin Concerto No.2 in G minor, op.63: III Allegro ben marcato
    5:44

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