Theodor Berger
Konzert
Short instrumentation: 3 2 3 2 - 2 2 2 0 - perc, str(min 16 16 12 8 8)
Duration: 26'
Solos:
violin
Instrumentation details:
picc. 2 1 c.a 2 bass cl. 2 - 2 2 2 0 - glock., tambourine - str. (Min.): 8. 8. 6. 4. 4.
Berger - Konzert for violin and orchestra
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Work introduction
The piece
consists of four movements played without pauses between them – Adagio, Allegro, Adagio, Vivace. It is
not a “concerto” in the sense of a dialogue or disputation between the solo
instrument and the orchestra; the violin has the leading part throughout while,
with brief exceptions, the orchestra provides the accompaniment. The work’s
remarkable features include the lyricism in the two slow movements and the
prominence of trills (which give the music a tender, fragile and even
occasionally a frisky touch), evincing the composer’s fine sense of
tone-colour. This concerto is a most rewarding way for every accomplished
violinist to demonstrate his/her musicality and virtuosity.