The latest tweets from @violincase. Accolay: Violin Concerto No. Jean-Baptiste Accolay composed this concerto for violin. Listen to Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto by Anne Akiko Meyers, Andrew Litton & Philharmonia Orchestra on Apple Music. Stream songs including 'Violin Concerto, Op. 64 in E Minor: Allegro molto appassionato', 'Violin Concerto, Op. 64 in E Minor: Andante' and more. Vivaldi Voices – Group Voice Lessons. Prepare your young vocalist to light up the stage with Vivaldi Voices! This group singing class is a unique and unparalleled experience for children ages 6-10. Exploring a variety of genres, students will learn about basic melodic. Video Hilary Hahn plays Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No.1 aged 18. The then-18-year-old American violinist Hilary Hahn plays Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No.1 with the Symphonie Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks conducted by Lorin Maazel in Munich in 1998.
In this video at 13.20 Hilary Hahn says she has never played any of the 4 seasons. I just found that interesting.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyuUnW19uJk
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In the deal she made with the devil 39 years ago, he made very clear that she was allowed to play everything but the Vivaldi's 4 seasons.
I think it is great when soloists 'don't do' certain works - especially works that are the equivalent of classical pop music (in the sense that it is mainstream, commonly known).
September 12, 2019, 9:13 AM · It's repertoire that's easy to miss out on if you move fast through advancement when you're young.I've been in an orchestra accompanying the Four Seasons and have done the usual Spring bit for a wedding, but otherwise haven't learned it. It's on my bucket list, though; I'd love to perform it with orchestra.
Contrary to popular opinion, I do not feel they are performed that much-at least now, in the era of HIP, modern players likely think to themselves 'it has been recorded so much, and it's better performed on an authentic setup, so yay, thankfully I do not have to bother'. A pity and unfortunate consequence of mostly rejecting pre-classical performance on modern instruments. Bach solo works usually get a pass, but most baroque works gets relegated to 'student' or HIP-only status, as far as I am seeing it.
My vote is for more Vivaldi (and contemporaries), even on modern setups.
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September 16, 2019, 5:01 PM · There, you said it again!That's a fair point though.
Edited: September 17, 2019, 2:09 PM · Re: Hilary Hahn ~ No Vivaldi SeasonsWith kind respect for Gordon Shumway's Subject regarding Hilary Hahn's not yet having recorded The Four Seasons of Vivaldi, I think Ms. Hahn's already formidable discography is inclusive of much of the top major violin concerti repertoire, and as announced she needs a sabbatical!!!!! The fact that she has yet to record the Seasons is (for me) a mute point, because one looks/listens to all she has recorded thus far which is a huge banquet of wonderful violin masterworks performed by a dedicated musical servant to Music and the Classical Music World ~ To play any work for Violin & at highest musical - technical levels, takes time and great thought, especially as mentioned by savvy Reponder, Paul Deck, above, musing that perhaps Ms. Hahn has thus far deferred from the Four Seasons due to not wishing to be the 473rd 'version' of Vivaldi's more than well known compositions!!!!! In my view, her decision seems wise and to be a bit bland, quite practical!!!
Years ago a pretty jazzy Uncle of mine who played golf with Frank Sinatra & The Rat Pack at the swank Riviera Golf Club, who relished telling jokes, once offered a punchline to a story of a famed philanthropist, who had heart given millions of dollars away to many needing real assistance & help, yet upon being asked before he turned around from his latest large donation by a sort of rogue representative for the same organization, when replying with sincerity, 'I just contributed over $2,000,000.00', was told by a rogue charity representative, 'but what have you done for us, lately?!' Hilary Hahn needs & more than much deserves the sabbatical she is taking after having given so much for such a long time ~ Let all honour her as a human person with a new arrival of her second child plus her elder child, & don't forget her very obviously kind & very supportive husband!!!!!!!
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Of course you know of the Mendelssohn, Brahms, and Tchaikovsky violin concerti, even if you can’t identify the composer. There are certain pieces in the violin concerto repertory that are so well known, they are referred to by the name of their composer only.
Yet there are many violin concerti out there, perhaps not as popular on the concert stage, but still make an important contribution to the growth and maturation of violinists so that they can eventually play these great works. I am talking, of course, about the student violin concerto.
Student concerti, or concertos, are often technically less difficult than other concerti. They often are not as virtuosic and tend to remain in the lower positions on the violin.
Like studies, these concerti are often composed to address certain technical deficits in the student. A student work is rather difficult to define, and many would debate the inclusion of many of the works included on this list.
Some may include Vieuxtemps 5 or Bruch 2 on the list, merely based on the amount of young violinists that play them. Except, following this logic, you’d end up considering Mendelssohn as a student concerto.
Though they have a reputation of being student works due to their relatively low technical requirements, many of these works are still great compositions in their own right.
Often people frame the debate between “student” concerti and “real” concerti, but these people couldn’t be more wrong! You can tell by listening to these so-called student works that they have a great value despite this label.
In fact, you would be hard pressed to find a professional orchestral audition that did not require the first movement of a Mozart violin concerto!
1. Accolay: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor
Jean-Baptiste Accolay composed this concerto for violin and orchestra in 1868. It is a one-movement work intended for students.
Interestingly, there is doubt about Accolay’s existence, since no records of him exist. Some believe that he was an alias of Henri Vieuxtemps to write pedagogical pieces.
This concerto is his most enduring piece: both simple and effective. Itzhak Perlman recorded the piece, and you can listen to it here:
2. Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor
Also known as the Bach Double, this is one of J. S. Bach’s most well known pieces. This Baroque work was written between 1717 and 1723 for two violins, strings and basso continuo.
3. De Bériot: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major
Belgian violinist and composer Charles Auguste de Bériot wrote this three-movement work in 1868. It is a great example of romantic violin playing, with a burgeoning virtuosic style with large leaps, trills, and double stops.
4. Haydn: Violin Concerto No. 1 in C Major
This is the first of three violin concerti written by Franz Joseph Haydn. The piece is also in three movements, with a bold theme consisting of double stops in the first.
Though, as a classical concerto, it is perhaps not as virtuosic as its romantic counterpart, this piece still requires considerable ability to play cleanly and musically.
5. Kabalevsky: Violin Concerto in C Manor
Featuring a fast first movement, slow and moving second movement, and a third movement even faster and more technical than the first, this is not your average student concerto!
The twentieth-century Soviet composer Dmitry Kabalevsky composed this work in 1948 and dedicated it to Soviet youth. Kabalevsky intended this work to be an advanced and tasteful model of this genre for young players.
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6. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major
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Considered the easiest of his latter 3 concerti, Mozart’s Violin Concerto in G Major still boasts some technical feats. The melodies, though simple enough, require efficient right-arm bow distribution and clear left-hand articulation to be effective.
Here is a recording of the piece by Hilary Hahn:
7. Rieding: Violin Concerto in B Minor
This short piece is one of the most beloved student concerti along with Accolay and Vivaldi. Oskar Rieding’s concerto is less technically demanding than some on the list, like the Mozart and the Kabelevsky. This piece offers a simple, yet beautiful melody that is well suited for the violin.
Itzhak Perlman included a recoding of this piece in his CD “Concertos from my Childhood”, which can be heard here:
8. Seitz: Student Concerto for Violin & Orchestra No. 2 in G Major
Fritz Seitz composed this concerto, along with seven others for students. The second in G Major is perhaps the most famous. This is a relatively easy concerto, but played well, it can be quite exciting.
Itzhak Perlman also includes this concerto in “Concertos from my Childhood”, here:
9. Viotti: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra No. 22 in A Minor
Italian violinist and composer Giovanni Battista Viotti wrote a sizable 29 violin concerti in his lifetime. Perhaps the most cherished is No. 22, but recently Italian violinist Franco Mezzena released a CD of all 29 works so that they may not be forgotten.
Here, though, is a recording of Arthur Grumiaux playing the first movement of No. 22:
10. Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in A Minor
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If any piece on this list is a staple in the young musician’s diet, it is this one. Italian Baroque violinist and teacher Antonio Vivaldi composed this work as part of a twelve-concerto collection entitled L’estro Arminico published in 1711.
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Vivaldi, also known as “The Red Priest”, taught music to young girls at a home for abandoned children. Thus, the works in this volume are intended for young players to augment their technical ability.
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Here is a recording of the entire work: