Double Concerto for Violin and Piano in D minor, Mendelssohn

Mendelssohn born in Hamburg in 1809 and died in 1847 in Leipzig. The concerto was composed in 1823 for violin and piano soloists and string orchestra. Known as Mendelssohn's Double Concerto for Violin, Piano and String Orchestra in D minor this work is not one of Mendelssohn’s most well-known works and composed when he was 14, still young on the verge of becoming an established soloist, conductor and composer. Its first two public performances were given 134 years apart. It was not published until many years later in Leipzig by Deutscher Verlag für Musik, in 1966. Written in three-movement form (Allegro-Adagio-Allegro molto) and represents an unusual concerto pairing. It is without opus number and not to be confused with the later piano concertos or the Violin Concerto Op. 64.



 VIDEO: Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Double Concerto for Violin, Piano and String Orchestra in D minor. Salón de Actos de la Facultad de Derecho - Buenos Aires - Argentina August 29th, 2009 Ciclo "Grandes Conciertos" Orquesta de Cámara FM 100.3 "Cultura Musical" Conductor: Alfredo Corral Violin: Julieta Astudillo Piano: Natalia González Figueroa