Antonin Dvořák - Violin Concerto, Op. 53 (1879-82)

Antonín Leopold Dvořák ( 8 September 1841 – 1 May 1904) was a Czech composer. After Bedřich Smetana, he was the second Czech composer to achieve worldwide recognition. Following Smetana's nationalist example, Dvořák frequently employed aspects, specifically rhythms, of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia. Dvořák’s own style has been described as ‘the fullest recreation of a national idiom with that of the symphonic tradition, absorbing folk influences and finding effective ways of using them'. Please support my channel: https://ko-fi.com/bartjebartmans Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53 (1879 — 1st version 1880, rev. 1882 — 2nd version) Dedication: Joseph Joachim (1831–1907) 1. Allegro ma non troppo (0:00) 2. Adagio ma non troppo (11:09) 3. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo (21:09) Kyung-Wha Chung , violin and Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin conducted by Riccardo Chailly Live performance in Stuttgarter Liederhalle (1983)    • Kyung Wha Chung plays Dvořák violin concerto   Dvořák was inspired to write the concerto after meeting Joseph Joachim in 1878, and composed the work with the intention of dedicating it to him. However, when he finished the concerto in 1879, Joachim became skeptical about it. Joachim was a strict classicist and objected, inter alia, to Dvořák's abrupt truncation of the first movement's orchestral tutti. Joachim also didn't like the fact that the recapitulation was cut short and that it led directly to the slow second movement. It is also assumed that he was upset with the persistent repetition found in the third movement. However, Joachim never said anything outright and instead claimed to be editing the solo part. He never actually performed the piece in public. It was premiered in Prague on October 14, 1883 by František Ondříček, who also gave the Vienna and London premieres. The concerto was first performed in the United States on October 30, 1891, at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago. Max Bendix was soloist with the Chicago Orchestra led by Theodore Thomas.