Sound sample of a nice 19th century German HOPF violin played by a student violinist. The piece is an excerpt of Monti’s Czardas
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Brahms Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77, 3rd mvt. Rudolf Schwarz, conductor.
1958
(Oistrakh is the best;)
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http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&ref=mf&gid=57160039583 Josef Suk-Violin, Czech Philharmonic-Václav Neumann. Josef Suk, (8.8. 1929 Prague-7.7. 2011 Prague ) the legendary Czech violinist – also violist, chamber musician and conductor. He is the both the grandson of the composer of the same name and the great-grandson of Antonin Dvorak. In his home country he carries the title of National Artist. The violinist’s extraordinary talent was spotted early by Jaroslav Kocian who tutored him until his death in 1950. Suk first appeared on concert platforms at the age of eleven. His Prague debut in 1954 rapidly led to an international career. Before long he was recognized as the heir to the best tradition of the Czech violin school and his 1959 tour with the Czech Philharmonic covered three continents and was one of the greatest expressions of Czech music the world had until then ever heard.In addition to a dazzling career as a soloist, esteemed for his refined tone, deep sense of lyricism (expressed unforgettably for example in his peerless Martinu interpretations) and commitment to the music he plays, he has also shown an extraordinary affinity for chamber music. He was for some years the first violin of the Prague Quartet, and founder of the Suk Trio. This affinity has yielded extraordinary fruits, especially through his partnerships with pianist Jan Panenka and the harpsichordist Zuzana Ruzickova – and from 1973 he was a frequent additional player with the Smetana Quartet, playing second viola. Suk plays on rare instruments built by Antonio Stradivari (1729), Giuseppe Guarneri “del Gesu” (1744) and Giovanni Battista Guadagnini (1758). Josef Suk has had a long and distinguished career in the recording studio, winning the Grand Prix du Disqueno less then six times as well as the Wiener Floetenuhr Prize and the Edison Prize.
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3. Allegro Giocoso. Ma Non Troppo Vivace
Johannes Brahms’ Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 is one of the best-known of all violin concertos.
It follows the standard concerto form, with three movements in the pattern quick-slow-quick:
1. Allegro non troppo
2. Adagio
3. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace – Poco piu presto
Originally, however, the work was planned in four movements like the second piano concerto. The middle movements, one of which was intended to be a scherzo, were replaced with what Brahms called a “feeble Adagio.”
The work was written in 1878 for the violinist and friend of Brahms, Joseph Joachim, who was the dedicatee. Brahms asked Joachim’s advice on the writing of the solo violin part. The most familiar cadenzas used in the work are by Joachim, though a number of people have provided alternatives, including Leopold Auer, Max Reger, Fritz Kreisler, Jascha Heifetz, and George Enescu. A recording of the concerto released by Ruggiero Ricci has been coupled with sixteen different cadenzas.
The work was premiered by Joachim in Leipzig on January 1, 1879. Various modifications were made between then and the work’s publication by Fritz Simrock later in the year.
Performed by: Jascha Heifetz
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Fuga from Bach Sonata No. 1 in g minor being played by a student violinist on a very fine, handmade American violin.
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