Strauss, Richard mvt1(begin) violin concerto Allegro

[Farnik01]

I'm a huge Strauss fan, so I was shocked to hear that he wrote a violin concerto that I had never heard about. Even though this is an entirely different style than the tone poems and operas that I associate with Strauss, this is still a wonderful piece of music.

[Musicaliters]

@alienalienss That's true, but Strauss himself also hated this work. Fortunately he didn't burn the score because it still a great work!

[killerstiff]

thank you. very nice upload. Cool how you included the solo score :)

[tiiabaah]

How can anyone not like music like that?

[jsteuernol]

I don't even play violin... but damn! Those chromatic double stops look insane!

[donesixfour]

whoa! did i hear a hint of viotti's motif from his 22nd concert in there? (5:16)

[IZachDallen]

@alienalienss Then again, Mendelssohn wrote his octet when he was 16, and it's one of the most famous pieces of chamber music in the world. I really don't know why people don't play this one.

[Arccos230]

@IZachDallen haha. i agree that people should play this piece more often. the thing is it's super difficult! it has got to be one of the most technically challenging pieces. everything is so high up and fast. the first 20 bars of the solo are already absurdly hard and the soloist is expected to carry this level of technique throughout the whole piece. it is undeniably a masterpiece though!

[DualThunder]

@IZachDallen the famous version that everyone knows is a revised version. the original is actually quite different. but yes, i suppose the creative artistic element is still there

[dunjalavrova]

does anyone know if there is a full video of all three movements of this concerto played by Dejan Bogdanovic? I can only see the second movement uploaded...

thanks for posting this!

[havardholder]

Wow, Sarah Chang is such a great performer. I just love her music :)

[ThaSchwab]

Such a nice concerto. I can only imagine why this is so rarely played and recorded.

[MViolin93]

Who plays?

[MViolin93]

wow ! thanks for this recording! I love this concert but there just was one recording in youtube of second movement. One day I want to play it :)

Thanks :D

[therealmasterpilot]

Thanks Henri. This is insane. Like violin fireworks.

[violin03]

Thanks.

[clevercleverchris]

Sarah Chang! Lovely recording =]

[vivasavonarola]

Great Henri V, how beautiful this concert!You created the first electronic violinistc encyclopaedia in the web. All the artists should be grateful to You for this great service You are carrying on. Sincere thanks.