Violin Concertos: No. 1 in D major, Op. 19 / No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63

Album by Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev & Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Neeme Järvi & Lydia Mordkovitch

This album compiles Sergey Prokofiev's two violin concertos, composed in 1917 and 1935. The works combine late-Romantic lyricism with modernist harmonies, sharp rhythmic drive and orchestral colour, marking stages in Prokofiev's development from an earlier lyrical manner to a leaner, more angular language within 20th-century violin repertoire.
First released: 13th March 1989

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19: I. Andantino
    9:31
  2. 2.
    Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19: II. Scherzo: Vivacissimo
    3:48
  3. 3.
    Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19: III. Moderato
    8:34
  4. 4.
    Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63: I. Allegro moderato
    10:24
  5. 5.
    Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63: II. Andante assai
    9:24
  6. 6.
    Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63: III. Allegro, ben marcato
    5:48

Credits