Violin Concerto No. 2 in D Minor "in the Hungarian Manner", Op.11 is a Romantic violin concerto written by violinist

Joseph Joachim Joseph Joachim (28 June 1831 – 15 August 1907) was a Hungarian violinist, conductor, composer and teacher who made an international career, based in Hanover and Berlin. A close collaborator of Johannes Brahms, he is widely regarded as one of ...

(1831–1907). Rarely performed, it has been described as "the Holy Grail of Romantic violin concertos." by music critic David Hurwitz.

Structure

The work is in three

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that are marked: # '' Allegro un poco maestoso'' # ''Romanze; Andante'' # ''Finale alla Zingara: Allegro con spirito'' The "Hungarian Manner" is in keeping with the Joachim's Hungarian heritage. However, like most people of the time, he did not distinguish between

Hungarian folk music Hungarian folk music ( hu, magyar népzene) includes a broad array of Central European styles, including the recruitment dance verbunkos, the csárdás and nóta. The name ''Népzene'' is also used for Hungarian folk music as an umbrella designati ...

and gypsy music. This is a very long work (with a playing time over 45 minutes) and thus is a very difficult piece for the soloist. Practicing it has been likened by the violinist

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to "training to run a marathon".

Performance history

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claims that Joachim performed the concerto, with

Franz Liszt Franz Liszt, in modern usage ''Liszt Ferenc'' . Liszt's Hungarian passport spelled his given name as "Ferencz". An orthographic reform of the Hungarian language in 1922 (which was 36 years after Liszt's death) changed the letter "cz" to simpl ...

conducting, on 3 October 1853 in Karlsruhe on the opening day of the Karlsruhe Music Festival. This is incorrect: the concerto performed on that occasion was Joachim's Op. 3, ''Violin Concerto in One Movement in G minor'' (1851), dedicated to

. The "Hungarian" Violin Concerto, op. 11 was written in the summer of 1857, given its premiere on 24 March 1860 in Hanover, and published by

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in 1861. (See

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, Stimme und Geige, Böhau, 2005, , accompanying CD)

Selected discography

* the first recording was made in 1972 by

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, "Joseph Joachim, Violinkonzert D-Moll In Ungarischer Weise / Jenö Hubay*, Hejre Kati Für Violine Und Orchester / George Enescu, Prélude Pour Violon Solo , original LP release: Vox-Candide – CE 31 064 (p)1972 / CD reprint: Vox-box CDX 5102 (p)1993. * Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 11 "In the Hungarian Style" by Joseph Joachim. Paired with the Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 by Johannes Brahms. Performed by Rachel Barton Pine (Violin) with the

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conducted by

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: CDR 90000 068 * Joseph Joachim: Violin Concerto in D minor in the Hungarian Style, Op. 11, coupled with Violin Concerto in G minor in one movement Op. 3. Performed by (violin) and the

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conducted by

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(

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, recorded February 2008).

References

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External links

* Joachim 02 1857 compositions Compositions in D minor {{concerto-stub