Karol Szymanowski
06.10.1882—29.03.1937

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Karol Szymanowski
1. Konzert | op. 35 | for violin and orchestra

Work Details
Opus: op. 35
Year of composition: 1916
Scored for: for violin and orchestra
Composer: Karol Szymanowski
Edited by: Eugenia Uminska
Soloinstruments/Soloists: violin
Instrumentation: 3 3 4 3 - 4 3 3 1 - perc(2), hp(2), cel, pno, str(12 12 8 8 6)
Instrumentation details: 1st flute; 2nd flute; 3rd flute (+picc); 1st oboe; 2nd oboe; 3rd oboe (+c.a); 1st clarinet in A; 2nd clarinet in Bb; 3rd clarinet in Bb (+cl(Eb)); bass clarinet in Bb; 1st bassoon; 2nd bassoon; 3rd bassoon (+cbsn); 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; 3rd horn in F; 4th horn in F; 1st trumpet in C; 2nd trumpet in C; 3rd trumpet in C; 1st trombone; 2nd trombone; 3rd trombone; tuba; percussion; 1st harp; 2nd harp; celesta; piano; violin I(12); violin II(12); viola(8); violoncello(8); contrabass(6)
Duration (min): 24
Dedication: a mon ami Paul Kochanski
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Work Introduction

Written in the middle of the First World War, Karol Szymanowski’s Violin Concerto No. 1 conjures up an idyllic, sometimes bucolic world that has disappeared forever. The composer, who lets the solo violin sing a poetic statement in many of his orchestral works, now promotes the instrument [...]

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