Edition for violin and piano, piano reduction with seperate violin part edited by Karel Šolc. Degree of difficulty: high.
After
hearing the Boston Symphony Orchestra perform Martinů's, Bohuslav: Konzert
Nr. 2 H293’s Symphony No. 1 in New York, Mischa Elman commissioned the
composer to write a violin concerto for him. Martinu thereupon composed
his Second Violin Concerto in 1943. That same year Elman played the solo
part at the première, with Sergei Koussevitzky conducting the Boston
Symphony Orchestra.
This piano reduction is based on the musical
text of the first edition. The solo part has been revised by a leading
Czech violinist and performer of Martinu’s music.
- Major violin concerto of the 20th century
- New Foreword by Martinu scholar Sandra Bergmannová (Cz/Eng/Ger)
- Replaces H5286
Bärenreiter Musikverlag BA11527-90.