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Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E Minor - Third Movement
There are many violin concertos in the key of e-minor, but the most famous by far was written by Felix Mendelssohn. His e-minor concerto is one of the standards of the violin repertoire.
Violin cello and a piano Actually, a concerto can be for almost any solo instrument and orchestra. The commonest are those for piano & orchestra, violin & orchestra, and cello & orchestra.
The conductor, if there is one; otherwise, the soloist (in a concerto) or the leader of the orchestra (=the leader of the first violin section) will set the tempo.
Just four: I: Adagio; Allegro moderato II: Andante, III: Larghetto IV: Allegro vivace.
Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E Minor - Third Movement
There are many violin concertos in the key of e-minor, but the most famous by far was written by Felix Mendelssohn. His e-minor concerto is one of the standards of the violin repertoire.
Violin cello and a piano Actually, a concerto can be for almost any solo instrument and orchestra. The commonest are those for piano & orchestra, violin & orchestra, and cello & orchestra.
The conductor, if there is one; otherwise, the soloist (in a concerto) or the leader of the orchestra (=the leader of the first violin section) will set the tempo.
It's the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto.
Just four: I: Adagio; Allegro moderato II: Andante, III: Larghetto IV: Allegro vivace.
Tchaikovsky only wrote one violin concerto: Violin Concerto in D Major.
Beethoven did not compose music for singers. He only composed symphonies for orchestras, piano sonatas for pianos, and violin concerto for orchestra and violin.
Barber Violin Concerto was created in 1988.
Adams Violin Concerto was created in 1995.
Brahms's violin concerto was written by Brahms. The clue is in its name: the 'Brahms' violin concerto.
The Mendelssohn violin concerto in E minor was probably played best by Sarah Chang when she was 15 in 1995 with the New York Philharmonic conducted by Kurt Masur. It's on Youtube - all three movements, oh and Sarah's wearing a green dress in the video!