Violin Concerto (Riisager)

Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 was written by Danish composer Knudåge Riisager in 1950–1951 for violinist Wandy Tworek [da], to whom it is dedicated. Tworek gave its first performance with conductor Nicolai Malko at a Thursday Concert on 11 October 1951.[1] There is a second, revised, version of the concerto, which was performed for the first time by Kai Laursen [ru] at Gothenburg.[2] The approximate duration is 23 minutes.

Structure

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The concerto has only two movements, a calm, meditative Tranquillo and a brilliant Vivo, the latter being in the sonata form.[1][2]

Recordings

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References

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  1. ^ a b Claus Røllum-Larsen. Booklet notes to dacapo 8.226145
  2. ^ a b Mogens Wenzel Andreasen, tr. by Jeffrey Duckett. Booklet notes to DANACORD 467-468
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