Violin Concertos

Album by Benjamin Britten & Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich & James Ehnes

The Violin Concerto, Op. 15 is a violin concerto by English composer Benjamin Britten, composed in 1938–39 and first performed in 1939. The work juxtaposes a lyrical solo line with modernist orchestral textures, exploring tonal centres alongside dissonance and complex rhythms, and it represents one of Britten's early significant orchestral works that helped establish his standing in mid-20th-century British music.

Violin Concertos by Britten - album cover

First released: 2013

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1.
Violin Concerto Op.15: I Moderato Con Moto
9:57
2.
Violin Concerto Op.15: II Vivace – Cadenza
8:24
3.
Violin Concerto Op.15: III Passacaglia: Andante Lento (Un Poco Meno Mosso)
12:53
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Violin Concerto No.1 In A Minor Op.77: I Nocturne: Moderato
11:18
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Violin Concerto No.1 In A Minor Op.77: II Scherzo: Allegro
6:21
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Violin Concerto No.1 In A Minor Op.77: III Passacaglia: Andante
8:29
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Violin Concerto No.1 In A Minor Op.77: Cadenza
5:03
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Violin Concerto No.1 In A Minor Op.77: IV Burlesque: Allegro Con Brio – Presto
4:40