Violin Concertos

Album by Benjamin Britten & Karol Szymanowski & Frank Peter Zimmermann & Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester & Manfred Honeck & Orkiestra Symfoniczna Filharmonii Narodowej & Antoni Wit

Britten's Violin Concerto, Op. 15, is a three-movement work composed between 1938 and 1939, with revisions in subsequent years. The concerto blends lyrical passages with dynamic rhythms, reflecting Britten's early compositional style and his response to the tumultuous pre-war period.

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  1. 1.
    Violin Concerto no. 1, op. 35: Vivace assai
    5:57
  2. 2.
    Violin Concerto no. 1, op. 35: Tempo comodo – Andantino
    5:47
  3. 3.
    Violin Concerto no. 1, op. 35: Vivace scherzando
    1:24
  4. 4.
    Violin Concerto no. 1, op. 35: Poco meno – Allegretto
    6:40
  5. 5.
    Violin Concerto no. 1, op. 35: Vivace (Tempo I)
    5:58
  6. 6.
    Violin Concerto no. 2, op. 61: Moderato – Molto tranquillo
    5:27
  7. 7.
    Violin Concerto no. 2, op. 61: Andantino sostenuto
    6:05
  8. 8.
    Violin Concerto no. 2, op. 61: Allegramente, molto energico
    3:49
  9. 9.
    Violin Concerto no. 2, op. 61: Andantino, molto tranquillo
    5:21
  10. 10.
    Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 15: I. Moderato con moto
    8:48
  11. 11.
    Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 15: II. Vivace – Largamente
    8:06
  12. 12.
    Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 15: III. Passacaglia
    13:00

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