Violin Concertos

Album by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Felix Mendelssohn & Orchestre symphonique de Montréal & Charles Dutoit & Kyung‐Wha Chung

The Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 is a violin concerto by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composed in 1878. The work is characterised by sweeping Romantic melodies, virtuosic solo writing and rich orchestral colour, and it represents a major contribution to the late-Romantic violin repertoire written shortly after Tchaikovsky's 1878 stay in Switzerland.
First released: 1982

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Violin Concerto in D major, op. 35: I. Allegro moderato
    17:55
  2. 2.
    Violin Concerto in D major, op. 35: II. Canzonetta. Andante / III. Finale, Allegro vivacissimo
    16:58
  3. 3.
    Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato / II. Andante
    19:28
  4. 4.
    Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64: III. Allegretto non troppo, Allegro molto vivace
    6:07

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