Violin Concerto No. 4 (Paganini) Violin Concerto No. 4 (Paganini) Salvatore Accardo, soloist London Philharmonic, Charles Dutoit conductor History This concerto was first performed in Germany, where …More
Violin Concerto No. 4 (Paganini)
Violin Concerto No. 4 (Paganini)
Salvatore Accardo, soloist London Philharmonic, Charles Dutoit conductor
History
This concerto was first performed in Germany, where it had been composed while Paganini was touring there. The "official" premiere was in March 1831 in Paris. Spohr said the recently-composed work "alternately charms and repels" and was a mix of "genius, childishness, and lack or taste." Paganini closely guarded the manuscript, taking it with him on his travels. The orchestral score was bought by a paper dealer 1936, from the descendants of Paganini. This orchestral score was bought by Natale Gallini, but the solo violin part was unaccounted for. Mr. Gallini made it a personal crusade to find the missing part, and eventually it was located in a collection of music which had belonged to Giovanni Bottesini, a double-bass player. Mr. Gallini at this point gave the complete musical score to his son, conductor Franco Gallini. With Arthur Grumiaux on the violin, the work received its "Second World Premiere" on November 7, 1954, again in Paris.
Form
The concerto follows the standard form consisting of three movements, fast - slow - fast, as popularized by Antonio Vivaldi in the late-17th and early-18th centuries.
Violin Concerto No. 4 (Paganini)
Salvatore Accardo, soloist London Philharmonic, Charles Dutoit conductor
History
This concerto was first performed in Germany, where it had been composed while Paganini was touring there. The "official" premiere was in March 1831 in Paris. Spohr said the recently-composed work "alternately charms and repels" and was a mix of "genius, childishness, and lack or taste." Paganini closely guarded the manuscript, taking it with him on his travels. The orchestral score was bought by a paper dealer 1936, from the descendants of Paganini. This orchestral score was bought by Natale Gallini, but the solo violin part was unaccounted for. Mr. Gallini made it a personal crusade to find the missing part, and eventually it was located in a collection of music which had belonged to Giovanni Bottesini, a double-bass player. Mr. Gallini at this point gave the complete musical score to his son, conductor Franco Gallini. With Arthur Grumiaux on the violin, the work received its "Second World Premiere" on November 7, 1954, again in Paris.
Form
The concerto follows the standard form consisting of three movements, fast - slow - fast, as popularized by Antonio Vivaldi in the late-17th and early-18th centuries.