Violin Concerto (Salonen)
The Violin Concerto is the only violin concerto by the Finnish conductor and composer Esa-Pekka Salonen. It was finished in 2009 and has become one of Salonen's major works.
Composition
The Concerto is the result of a collaboration between Salonen and Canadian violinist
Chester Music Limited
.
Structure
The concerto is in four movements and takes around half an hour to perform. The movement list is as follows:
- Mirage
- Pulse I
- Pulse II
- Adieu
It was scored for three
double basses
, apart from the main soloist, which is the violin.
Notable recordings
Among the most well-known recordings of the Violin Concerto is the version by violinist Leila Josefowicz, with Esa-Pekka Salonen and the
Nyx.[4]
References
- ^ Salonen, Esa-Pekka. "Esa-Pekka Salonen VIOLIN CONCERTO" (PDF). Chester Music Limited. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ Salonen, Esa-Pekka. "Violin Concerto". Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ Sanderson, Blair. "Leila Josefowicz / Esa-Pekka Salonen Esa-Pekka Salonen: Out of Nowhere - Violin Concerto; Nyx". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ "ESA-PEKKA SALONEN Out of Nowhere Violinkonzert Violin Concerto (2009) Nyx (2011)". Retrieved 8 October 2014.
External links
- Extract from the original score, hosted at the composer's website
- Full recording of the Concerto, by courtesy of Deutsche Grammophon
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