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We’re out of superlatives, just give it a listen. Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo This violin concerto has previously been termed ‘un-violinable’ due ...

A violin made by renowned Italian craftsman Antonio Stradivari during his 18th century "Golden Period" is heading for auction ...

The violin was Elgar’s own instrument and his Violin Concerto is almost like a personal ... The second movement slips down a semitone into B flat major – another world, pastoral and serene ...

Piano Concerto in D major. 1785–86 Commission by Count d’Ogny to write six symphonies (the Paris ... 93–98, including the Surprise Symphony No. 94. 1792 Sinfonia Concertante for violin, cello, oboe, ...

Explore the intriguing musical mystery behind Edward Elgar’s ‘Violin Concerto’ – which to this day has never been wholly solved ….. When the Royal Philharmonic Society commissioned a ...

who most likely performed with it during the 1879 premiere of Johannes Brahms’ Violin Concerto in D Major, which Brahms conducted himself, according to the auction house. “The first time we ...