http://www.yf.net.cn/musichall/foreign_music/080218-02.mp3
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Here’s another violin concerto~
Reposting a brief introduction:
http://www.hongen.com/art/gdyy/amqbl/ga30903.htm
The Violin Concerto in E minor was composed between 1838 and 1844, and first performed in 1845.
Among Mendelssohn’s violin concertos, this one is the most famous, and together with Beethoven’s D major, Brahms’s D major, and Tchaikovsky’s D major violin concertos, it is known as one of the world’s four great violin concertos. The whole work is filled with tender romantic feeling and an even, well-proportioned formal beauty; the treatment of the violin is exquisite beyond compare, the melody is lovely, and the technique dazzling, reaching the summit of perfection. It is not only Mendelssohn’s most outstanding work, but also, since the birth of the German Romantic school, the most beautiful representative work for the violin. Some people even regard this work as the “crowning achievement” of violin concertos.
The entire piece consists of three movements, played continuously without pause between them, which was a new device at the time. The composer may have intended to prevent the rapid flow of romantic atmosphere from being interrupted; yet each movement remains independent in itself, reflecting Mendelssohn’s typical style of building on the classical tradition while infusing it with the spirit of a new age.
First movement: Allegro appassionato, E minor, 2/2 time, the most famous movement of the whole work. The first theme is a beautiful melody full of happiness yet rippling with sorrow. This movement is so famous that whenever Mendelssohn is mentioned, people immediately think of this theme. At the same time, the brilliant passagework in this movement also demonstrates the superb technique of violin performance.
Translated from the Chinese original with AI assistance. The original text is authoritative.
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