The Violin Concerto by Felix Mendelssohn premieres…
1842 CE
His last large orchestral work, it forms an important part of the violin repertoire and is one of the most popular and most frequently performed violin concertos in history.
A typical performance lasts just under half an hour.
Mendelssohn had originally proposed the idea of the violin concerto to David, a close friend and then concertmaster of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra.
Although conceived in 1838, the work had taken another six years to complete until 1845.
During this time, Mendelssohn had maintained a regular correspondence with David, who had gave him many suggestions.
The work itself is one of the foremost violin concertos of the Romantic era and will influence many other composers.
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