The Violin Concertos
Album by Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev & Shlomo Mintz & Claudio Abbado & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
The Violin Concertos are the two violin concertos by Serge Prokofiev, composed between 1917 and 1935. Scored for solo violin and orchestra, they combine lyrical melodies, virtuosic solo writing and rhythmic drive with a modern harmonic language that reflects Prokofiev's transition from his early to mid-career stylistic phases and are frequently performed in 20th-century violin repertoire.
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- 1.Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19: I. Andantino — Andante assai10:01
- 2.Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19: II. Scherzo. Vivacissimo3:55
- 3.Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19: III. Moderato — Allegro moderato — Moderato — Piú tranquillo8:19
- 4.Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63: I. Allegro moderato10:47
- 5.Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63: II. Andante assai — Allegretto — Andante assai9:59
- 6.Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63: III. Allegro, ben marcato6:26













