Violin Concerto No. 2 (Saint-Saëns)
The Violin Concerto No. 2 in C major, Op. 58, by Camille Saint-Saëns, was the composer's first violin concerto, written in 1858, although it was published in 1879 and so is numbered second. It was premiered in 1880 with Pierre Marsick as soloist.
| Violin Concerto | |
|---|---|
| by Camille Saint-Saëns | |
 | |
| Key | C major |
| Opus | 58 |
| Period | Romantic |
| Genre | Concerto |
| Composed | 1858 |
| Movements | 3 |
| Scoring | Violin & Orchestra |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 1880 |
Structure
The work is in three movements:
- Allegro moderato e maestoso – a tempo più allegro
- Andante espressivo
- Allegro scherzando quasi allegretto
Recordings
- Ivry Gitlis, violon, (with concerto n°4, op.62, unfinished), Orchestre National de Mont Carlo, conductor Edouard Van Remoortel. LP Philipps 1968 report CD 1998
- Ulf Hoelscher, violin, Complete Violin Concertos (n°1, n°2, n°3), New Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Pierre Dervaux. Recorded 1977. 2 CD Brillant Classics 2012
- Philippe Graffin, violin, Complete Violin Concertos (n°1, n°2, n°3), Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Martyn Brabbins. CD Hyperion 1998
- Fanny Clamagirand, violin, Complete Violin Concertos (n°1, n°2, n°3), Finlandia Jyväskilä, conductor Patrick Gallois. CD Naxos 2009
- Andrew Wan, violin, Complete Violin Concertos (n°1, n°2, n°3), Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, conductor Kent Nagano. CD Analekta 2015
External links
- Violin Concerto No. 2: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
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