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Concerto for Violin and Orchestra op. 36. 1. Poco allegro
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| Title | Concerto for Violin and Orchestra op. 36. 1. Poco allegro |
| Playing time | 00:11:51 |
| Authors |
Schönberg, Arnold [Komponist/in]
[GND]
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| Contributors |
Varga, Tibor [Violine]
[GND]
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| Date |
1951.06.27 [Bezugsdatum] |
| Place |
London, Wohnhaus Tibor Varga / Tibor Varga’s residence [Ortsbezug]
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| Keywords | Musik ; E-Musik ; Besetzung - Orchester ; Instrumente - Violine ; Konzert - Konzert für Violine und Orchester ; Unveröffentlichte Aufnahme |
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20. Jahrhundert - 50er Jahre
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| Type | audio |
| Format |
SCV3033 [Schallplatte, Vinyl - 30 cm, 33/min] |
| Language |
Englisch |
| Signature | Österreichische Mediathek, e11-00285_b01_k02 |
| Media type | Mp3-Audiodatei |
Score, Arnold Schönberg Center, CC BY-SA 3.0 AT
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The Violin Concerto op. 36 is one of the first larger works that Schönberg made a start on after emigrating to the US. It is apparent that the composer found significant motivation for his composition in the supposed incompatibility between aspiring to achieve a densely structured, polyphonic scoring technique and making traditional concessions to the effective, brilliant virtuosity in the part of the soloist. After he had received discs with a recording by the violinist Tibor Varga, Schönberg wrote to the performer two weeks before his death:
“Dear Mr Varga, My illness hitherto prevented my hearing your records of my violin concerto, also the fact that I had no suitable record-player. I once played it through on my very inadequate machine and even then received an amazing impression of your overwhelming presentation of my music. But it is only now that I have heard it decently that I can fully and completely understand why everyone talks of you and your playing with such enthusiasm. It really sounds as if you had known the piece for 25 years, your rendering is so mature, so expressive, so beautifully shaped. I must say that I have never yet come across such a good performance without having myself helped with every detail.
The fact that you discovered all this for yourself is not only evidence of your outstanding talent; it gratifies me, besides, in that it shows me how distinctly my music can speak to a true musician: he can know and understand me without explanations, simply through the medium of the written notes.” (Letter dated June 27, 1951)
(Text: Arnold Schönberg Center)
“Dear Mr Varga, My illness hitherto prevented my hearing your records of my violin concerto, also the fact that I had no suitable record-player. I once played it through on my very inadequate machine and even then received an amazing impression of your overwhelming presentation of my music. But it is only now that I have heard it decently that I can fully and completely understand why everyone talks of you and your playing with such enthusiasm. It really sounds as if you had known the piece for 25 years, your rendering is so mature, so expressive, so beautifully shaped. I must say that I have never yet come across such a good performance without having myself helped with every detail.
The fact that you discovered all this for yourself is not only evidence of your outstanding talent; it gratifies me, besides, in that it shows me how distinctly my music can speak to a true musician: he can know and understand me without explanations, simply through the medium of the written notes.” (Letter dated June 27, 1951)
(Text: Arnold Schönberg Center)