Violin Concerto (Adams)
Violin Concerto | |
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by Ordway Music Theater, Saint Paul, Minnesota | |
Conductor | Edo de Waart |
Performers | Jorja Fleezanis (violin) Minnesota Orchestra |
The Violin Concerto by the American
The piece was co-commissioned by the
A typical performance lasts around 35 minutes.[3]
The Violin Concerto has been described as "the most original approach to the genre since the Alban Berg Concerto".[4]
Structure
The work is in three movements:
It is dedicated to the memory of David Huntley of Boosey & Hawkes.[3]
Instrumentation
The work calls for solo violin accompanied by an orchestra with the following instrumentation.
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Recordings
The first recording was with the London Symphony Orchestra, featuring soloist Gidon Kremer,[3] and conducted by Kent Nagano, released as Nonesuch 79360–2.[7]
In 2017 Orchid Classics released a recording (coupled with the Korngold violin concerto), with soloist Ilya Gringolts and the Copenhagen Philharmonic conducted by Santtu-Matias Rouvali, reference ORC100066. [8]
References
- ^ a b "1995 – John Adams". Grawemeyer Awards. 20 July 1995. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "John Adams - Violin Concerto". Boosey & Hawkes. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ a b c Adams, John. "About the Piece - Violin Concerto". Los Angeles Philharmonic. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018.
- ^ Christopher Latham, review of recording by Chloë Hanslip, Limelight, January 2007, p. 47
- ^ sometimes written "♩ = 78", "I. = 78" or "Crotchet = 78"
- ^ Technical requirements for the synthesizers available here
- ^ Schwartz, Steve (1998). "Classical Net Review - Adams - Violin Concerto, Shaker Loops". Classical Net. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "On-line catalogue entry Korngold/Adams Violin Concertos". Orchid Classics. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
External links
- John Adams on his Violin Concerto Interview from Perspectives of New Music
- "John Adams - Violin Concerto (Compilation of reviews)". Alio Modo Blog. 2010-08-20. Archived from the original on 2011-04-21.
- Violin Concerto Tech Specs by Mark Grey, sound designer for John Adams