Josef Bohuslav Foerster
Konzert
Short instrumentation: 2 2 2 2 - 4 2 3 0 - timp, hp, cel, tr, str
Duration: 35'
Solos:
violin
Instrumentation details:
1st flute
2nd flute
1st oboe
2nd oboe
1st clarinet in Bb
2nd clarinet in Bb
1st bassoon
2nd bassoon
1st horn in F
2nd horn in F
3rd horn in F
4th horn in F
1st trumpet in F
2nd trumpet in F
1st trombone
2nd trombone
3rd trombone
timpani
triangle
harp
celesta
violin I
violin II
viola
violoncello
double bass
Foerster - Konzert for violin and orchestra
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Work introduction
Composed in Vienna in 1911, the Violin Concerto by Joseph Bohuslav Foerster should have become a repertory work long ago. It is late Romantic music par excellence, with sadly sweet, gentle melodies that are easily remembered and sweeping, virtuoso passages. It is no wonder, therefore, that the great Czech violinist Jan Kubelík included this 30-minute composition in his repertoire.