Bohuslav Martinů Bohuslav Jan Martinů (; December 8, 1890 – August 28, 1959) was a Czech composer of modern classical music. He wrote 6 symphonies, 15 operas, 14 ballet scores and a large body of orchestral, chamber, vocal and instrumental works. He bec ...

's Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, H. 293 was composed between February and April 1943 between his first two

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and premiered on December 31 by

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and the Boston Symphony conducted by Sergei Koussevitzky. Elman requested the concerto following the premiere of the dramatic Symphony No. 1 by the same orchestra, impressed by the work. It was referred as Martinů's only violin concerto until an earlier concerto which was thought to be lost appeared in 1968, nine years after the composer's death. The concerto consists of three movements, with a serious Allegro preceded by a solo introduction, a gently lyrical central movement and a lively finale. The first movement is almost as long as the other two combined. #''Andante — Poco allegro'' #''Andante moderato'' #''Poco allegro''

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, 2004 * Jennifer Koh // Grant Park Orchestra — Carlos Kalmar. Cedille Records, 2006 * Isabelle Faust // Prague Philharmonia — Jiří Bělohlávek. Harmonia Mundi, 2008 * // National Orchestra of Belgium — Walter Weller. Fuga Libera, 2011 * Frank Peter Zimmermann // Bamberger Symphoniker —

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References

1943 compositions Concertos by Bohuslav Martinů Martinu 2 {{concerto-stub