| The Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky is one of the best known of all violin concertos. It is also considered to be among the most technically difficult works for violin. The concerto is scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in A and B-flat, 2 bassoons, 4 horns in F, 2 trumpets in D, timpani and strings. As with most concerti, the piece is in three movements, the first and last quick, the second slow: 1. Allegro moderato (D major) There is no break or pause between the second and third movements. The piece was written in 1878 in Clarens, a Swiss resort on the shores of Lake Geneva where Tchaikovsky had gone to recover from the depression brought on by his disastrous marriage to Antonina Ivanovna Milyukova. |
Violin Concerto Op. 35 played by Akiko Suwanai - 1st movement part 1 Violin Concerto Op. 35 - 1st movement part 2 Violin Concerto Op. 35 - 2nd movement Violin Concerto Op. 35 - 3rd movement |
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