Karol Szymanowski
Concerto No. 1
Short instrumentation: 3 3 4 3 - 4 3 3 1 - perc(2), hp(2), cel, pno, str(12 12 8 8 6)
Duration: 24'
Herausgeber: Eugenia Uminska
Klavierauszug von: Jerzy Lefeld
Dedication: a mon ami Paul Kochanski
Solos:
violin
Instrumentation details:
1st flute
2nd flute
3rd flute (+picc)
1st oboe
2nd oboe
3rd oboe (+c.a)
1st clarinet in A
2nd clarinet in Bb
3rd clarinet in Bb (+cl(Eb))
bass clarinet in Bb
1st bassoon
2nd bassoon
3rd bassoon (+cbsn)
1st horn in F
2nd horn in F
3rd horn in F
4th horn in F
1st trumpet in C
2nd trumpet in C
3rd trumpet in C
1st trombone
2nd trombone
3rd trombone
tuba
percussion
1st harp
2nd harp
celesta
piano
violin I(12)
violin II(12)
viola(8)
violoncello(8)
contrabass(6)
Szymanowski - 1. Konzert for violin and orchestra
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Karol Szymanowski
Szymanowski: Concerto No. 1 for violin and orchestra - op. 35
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Orchestration: for violin and orchestra
Type: Studienpartitur
Karol Szymanowski
Szymanowski: Konzert Nr. 1 for violin and orchestra - op. 35Orchestration: for violin and orchestra
Type: Dirigierpartitur (Sonderanfertigung)
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Work introduction
Distinctly characterised by his earlier style, Szymanowski’s first violin concerto is extra-refined in its sound; the orchestra, unusually rich in its make-up, shimmers in all its colours, supported by harmonies shot through with chromatics.
The solo part is extraordinarily virtuosic, while the work’s formal layout is easily perceptible despite its one-movement plan, thanks to the clearly demarcated sections; an introduction is followed by a virtuoso vivace as the initial large formal element, and a calm tempo comodo allows for melodic ornamentation.
A large section beginning vivace assai (scherzando) evinces diverse variations before it flows into a cadenza for the solo violin. After a tumultuous entrance of the orchestra, the tempo calms gradually until the end in a fraying close.
Translation Copyright © 2012 by Grant Chorley