Barber: Violin Concerto, Op. 14
Corrected Revised Version
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- Composer: Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
- Editor: David Flachs
- Instrumentation (this edition): Piano Reduction, Violin
- Originally for: Violin, Orchestra
- Work: Violin Concerto, Op. 14
- ISBN:
- Size: 9 x 12.0 inches
- Pages: 52
Description
Barber provided these program notes for the premiere performance:
"The first movement—allegro molto moderato—begins with a lyrical first subject announced at once by the solo violin, without any orchestral introduction. This movement as a whole has perhaps more the character of a sonata than concerto form. The second movement—andante sostenuto—is introduced by an extended oboe solo. The violin enters with a contrasting and rhapsodic theme, after which it repeats the oboe melody of the beginning. The last movement, a perpetuum mobile , exploits the more brilliant and virtuosic character of the violin."